Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'may' occurs 2019 times in the standard works.

978 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'may' in the standard works and contain 48.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 367 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 109:50-79 (30 in 30 verses)

D&C 109:9-33 (25 in 25 verses)

Jacob 5:53-66 (19 in 14 verses)

D&C 20:77-84 (10 in 8 verses)

Alma 13:22-30 (9 in 9 verses)

Hel. 5:6-8 (8 in 3 verses)

John 17:21-26 (8 in 6 verses)

Mosiah 18:8-13 (8 in 6 verses)

3 Ne. 19:23-29 (8 in 7 verses)

Moro. 7:15-21 (8 in 7 verses)

D&C 88:120-126 (8 in 7 verses)

D&C 101:92-95 (7 in 4 verses)

Deut. 5:31-6:3 (7 in 6 verses)

Alma 20:22-27 (7 in 6 verses)

Alma 31:30-35 (7 in 6 verses)

D&C 57:5-10 (7 in 6 verses)

D&C 57:8-13 (7 in 6 verses)

3 Ne. 21:1-7 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 44:5-45:5 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 124:91-97 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 127:1-7 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 29:17 (6 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 7:32-35 (6 in 4 verses)

Alma 22:15-18 (6 in 4 verses)

Ether 8:23-26 (6 in 4 verses)

D&C 124:19-23 (6 in 5 verses)

D&C 20:64-69 (6 in 6 verses)

Lev. 25:48-49 (5 in 2 verses)

D&C 65:5-6 (5 in 2 verses)

Ps. 144:12-14 (5 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 6:6-8 (5 in 3 verses)

Alma 7:12-14 (5 in 3 verses)

Morm. 9:35-37 (5 in 3 verses)

Moro. 4:3-5:2 (5 in 3 verses)

Moro. 9:24-26 (5 in 3 verses)

D&C 121:12-14 (5 in 3 verses)

Num. 27:17-20 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 136:29-32 (5 in 4 verses)

Isa. 41:22-26 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 24:11 (4 in 1 verse)

W of M 1:2 (4 in 1 verse)

Moro. 7:48 (4 in 1 verse)

Rom. 15:31-32 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 4:31-32 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:26-27 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:38-39 (4 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 16:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:38-39 (4 in 2 verses)

Deut. 31:12-14 (4 in 3 verses)

Eph. 6:19-21 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 37:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 45:72-74 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 46:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 101:64-66 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 105:30-32 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 124:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 28:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Lev. 25:29-32 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 16:25-28 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 42:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Cor. 8:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 7:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

Morm. 5:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

Moro. 7:31-34 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 10:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 72:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 96:8-97:2 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 124:123-126 (4 in 4 verses)

Ps. 106:5 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 36:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 14:11 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 14:31 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 16:38 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 10:25 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:9 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 5:15 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 14:11 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 58:41 (3 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 11:14 (3 in 1 verse)

Ether 2:11 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:5 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 46:29 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 63:27 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 64:13 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 133:9 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 8:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 23:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 28:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 22:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 9:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Amos 8:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Rom. 1:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Philip. 1:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)


2 Ne. 29:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

 29:1 But behold, there shall be many-- at that day when I shall proceed to do a marvelous work among them, that I may remember my covenants which I have made unto the children of men, that I may set my hand again the second time to recover my people, which are of the house of Israel;

 29:2 And also, that I may remember the promises which I have made unto thee, Nephi, and also unto thy father, that I would remember your seed; and that the words of your seed should proceed forth out of my mouth unto your seed; and my words shall hiss forth unto the ends of the earth, for a standard unto my people, which are of the house of Israel;




Jacob 3:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 27:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:42-43 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 4:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 5:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:91-92 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 82:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:74-75 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 90:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 25:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 5:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 17:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:41-43 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 6:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 5:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 5:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 2:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 4:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 20:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 34:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 61:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

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