Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'laid' occurs 355 times in the standard works.

47 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'laid' in the standard works and contain 13.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 19 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezra 3:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Job 38:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 23:53-55 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 22:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 41:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 21:30 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 3:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 15:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 6:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 23:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:25 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:71 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 12:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 9:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 15:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

John 19:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 23:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 3:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 194 35 229
NT 85 1 86
BM 52 0 52
1 Ne. 1 0 1
2 Ne. 8 0 8
Jacob 3 0 3
Mosiah 8 0 8
Alma 19 0 19
Hel. 4 0 4
3 Ne. 4 0 4
Morm. 1 0 1
Ether 1 0 1
Moro. 3 0 3
DC 15 0 15
PGP 9 0 9
TOTAL 355 36 391

Alma 2:6
And thus they did assemble themselves together to cast in their voices concerning the matter; and they were laid before the judges.

Alma 5:52
And again I say unto you, the Spirit saith: Behold, the ax is laid at the root of the tree; therefore every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit shall be hewn down and cast into the fire, yea, a fire which cannot be consumed, even an unquenchable fire. Behold, and remember, the Holy One hath spoken it.

Alma 10:27
And now behold, I say unto you, that the foundation of the destruction of this people is beginning to be laid by the unrighteousness of your lawyers and your judges.

Alma 12:6
And behold I say unto you all that this was a snare of the adversary, which he has laid to catch this people, that he might bring you into subjection unto him, that he might encircle you about with his chains, that he might chain you down to everlasting destruction, according to the power of his captivity.

Alma 12:9
And now Alma began to expound these things unto him, saying: It is given unto many to know the mysteries of God; nevertheless they are laid under a strict command that they shall not impart only according to the portion of his word which he doth grant unto the children of men, according to the heed and diligence which they give unto him.

Alma 12:25
Now, if it had not been for the plan of redemption, which was laid from the foundation of the world, there could have been no resurrection of the dead; but there was a plan of redemption laid, which shall bring to pass the resurrection of the dead, of which has been spoken.

Alma 12:33
But God did call on men, in the name of his Son, (this being the plan of redemption which was laid) saying: If ye will repent, and harden not your hearts, then will I have mercy upon you, through mine Only Begotten Son;

Alma 18:36
Now when Ammon had said these words, he began at the creation of the world, and also the creation of Adam, and told him all the things concerning the fall of man, and rehearsed and laid before him the records and the holy scriptures of the people, which had been spoken by the prophets, even down to the time that their father, Lehi, left Jerusalem.

Alma 18:43
And it came to pass that his servants took him and carried him in unto his wife, and laid him upon a bed; and he lay as if he were dead for the space of two days and two nights; and his wife, and his sons, and his daughters mourned over him, after the manner of the Lamanites, greatly lamenting his loss.

Alma 19:5
Therefore, if this is the case, I would that ye should go in and see my husband, for he has been laid upon his bed for the space of two days and two nights; and some say that he is not dead, but others say that he is dead and that he stinketh, and that he ought to be placed in the sepulchre; but as for myself, to me he doth not stink.

Alma 23:13
And these are the names of the cities of the Lamanites which were converted unto the Lord; and these are they that laid down the weapons of their rebellion, yea, all their weapons of war; and they were all Lamanites.

Alma 26:34
For behold, they would take up arms against their brethren; they would not suffer themselves to be slain. But behold how many of these have laid down their lives; and we know that they have gone to their God, because of their love and of their hatred to sin.

Alma 28:11
And the bodies of many thousands are laid low in the earth, while the bodies of many thousands are moldering in heaps upon the face of the earth; yea, and many thousands are mourning for the loss of their kindred, because they have reason to fear, according to the promises of the Lord, that they are consigned to a state of endless wo.

Alma 30:23
Now the high priest's name was Giddonah. And Korihor said unto him: Because I do not teach the foolish traditions of your fathers, and because I do not teach this people to bind themselves down under the foolish ordinances and performances which are laid down by ancient priests, to usurp power and authority over them, to keep them in ignorance, that they may not lift up their heads, but be brought down according to thy words.

Alma 30:44
But Alma said unto him: Thou hast had signs enough; will ye tempt your God? Will ye say, Show unto me a sign, when ye have the testimony of all these thy brethren, and also all the holy prophets? The scriptures are laid before thee, yea, and all things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its motion, yea, and also all the planets which move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme Creator.

Alma 44:13
And it came to pass that the soldier who stood by, who smote off the scalp of Zerahemnah, took up the scalp from off the ground by the hair, and laid it upon the point of his sword, and stretched it forth unto them, saying unto them with a loud voice:

Alma 47:4
Now behold, this was the desire of Amalickiah; for he being a very subtle man to do evil therefore he laid the plan in his heart to dethrone the king of the Lamanites.

Alma 58:24
And when the Lamanites saw that they were marching towards the land of Zarahemla, they were exceedingly afraid, lest there was a plan laid to lead them on to destruction; therefore they began to retreat into the wilderness again, yea, even back by the same way which they had come.