Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'ordain' occurs 21 times in the standard works.

3 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'ordain' in the standard works and contain 14.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 1 minutes to read the entire list.

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Moro. 3:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 3 17 20
NT 2 20 22
BM 5 19 24
DC 11 98 109
PGP 0 6 6
TOTAL 21 160 181

1 Chr. 9:22
All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.

1 Chr. 17:9
Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,

Isa. 26:12
Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

1 Cor. 7:17
But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

Titus 1:5
For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

Mosiah 18:18
And it came to pass that Alma, having authority from God, ordained priests; even one priest to every fifty of their number did he ordain to preach unto them, and to teach them concerning the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.

Mosiah 25:19
And it came to pass that king Mosiah granted unto Alma that he might establish churches throughout all the land of Zarahemla; and gave him power to ordain priests and teachers over every church.

Moro. 3:3
In the name of Jesus Christ I ordain you to be a priest (or if he be a teacher, I ordain you to be a teacher) to preach repentance and remission of sins through Jesus Christ, by the endurance of faith on his name to the end. Amen.

Moro. 3:4
And after this manner did they ordain priests and teachers, according to the gifts and callings of God unto men; and they ordained them by the power of the Holy Ghost, which was in them.

D&C 5:11
And in addition to your testimony, the testimony of three of my servants, whom I shall call and ordain, unto whom I will show these things, and they shall go forth with my words that are given through you.

D&C 18:32
And, behold, you are they who are ordained of me to ordain priests and teachers; to declare my gospel, according to the power of the Holy Ghost which is in you, and according to the callings and gifts of God unto men;

D&C 20:39
And to ordain other elders, priests, teachers, and deacons;

D&C 20:48
And he may also ordain other priests, teachers, and deacons.

D&C 27:8
Which John I have sent unto you, my servants, Joseph Smith, Jun., and Oliver Cowdery, to ordain you unto the first priesthood which you have received, that you might be called and ordained even as Aaron;

D&C 46:27
And unto the bishop of the church, and unto such as God shall appoint and ordain to watch over the church and to be elders unto the church, are to have it given unto them to discern all those gifts lest there shall be any among you professing and yet be not of God.

D&C 95:14
Therefore, let it be built after the manner which I shall show unto three of you, whom ye shall appoint and ordain unto this power.

D&C 96:9
Therefore ye shall ordain him unto this blessing, and he shall seek diligently to take away incumbrances that are upon the house named among you, that he may dwell therein. Even so. Amen.

D&C 100:9
And it is expedient in me that you, my servant Sidney, should be a spokesman unto this people; yea, verily, I will ordain you unto this calling, even to be a spokesman unto my servant Joseph.

D&C 107:39
It is the duty of the Twelve, in all large branches of the church, to ordain evangelical ministers, as they shall be designated unto them by revelation--

D&C 107:58
It is the duty of the Twelve, also, to ordain and set in order all the other officers of the church, agreeable to the revelation which says: