Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'marry' occurs 30 times in the standard works.

15 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'marry' in the standard works and contain 50% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 6 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 132:15-19 (5 in 5 verses)

Num. 36:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 7:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 7:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 19:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 20:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 5 1 6
NT 17 1 18
Matt. 5 1 6
Mark 2 0 2
Luke 2 0 2
1 Cor. 5 0 5
1 Tim. 3 0 3
BM 1 0 1
DC 7 0 7
PGP 0 2 2
TOTAL 30 4 34

Matt. 5:32
But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

Matt. 19:9
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

Matt. 19:10
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.

Matt. 22:24
Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

Matt. 22:30
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

Mark 10:11
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

Mark 12:25
For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

Luke 20:34
And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

Luke 20:35
But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

1 Cor. 7:9
But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

1 Cor. 7:28
But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.

1 Cor. 7:36
But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.

1 Tim. 4:3
Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

1 Tim. 5:11
But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;

1 Tim. 5:14
I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.