Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'while' occurs 358 times in the standard works.

59 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'while' in the standard works and contain 16.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 22 minutes to read the entire list.

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John 16:16-19 (7 in 4 verses)

Alma 60:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

John 12:35-36 (3 in 2 verses)

Job 1:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 60:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 85:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 33:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 146:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 55:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Nahum 1:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 24:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 13:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 23:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 8:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:4 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 28:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 12:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 12:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 10:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 28:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 115 7 122
Gen. 6 0 6
Ex. 3 0 3
Lev. 3 0 3
Num. 4 0 4
Deut. 2 0 2
Josh. 1 0 1
Judg. 5 0 5
1 Sam. 9 0 9
2 Sam. 13 0 13
1 Kgs. 8 0 8
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
1 Chr. 3 0 3
2 Chr. 5 0 5
Neh. 1 0 1
Esth. 2 0 2
Job 6 0 6
Ps. 15 0 15
Prov. 3 0 3
Eccl. 3 0 3
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 7 0 7
Jer. 6 0 6
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 1 3 4
Dan. 1 3 4
Hosea 1 1 2
Nahum 2 0 2
Hag. 1 0 1
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 99 3 102
BM 84 0 84
DC 49 0 49
PGP 11 0 11
TOTAL 358 10 368

1 Kgs. 1:14
Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.

1 Kgs. 1:22
And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.

1 Kgs. 1:42
And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.

1 Kgs. 3:20
And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.

1 Kgs. 6:7
And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

1 Kgs. 12:6
And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?

1 Kgs. 17:7
And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

1 Kgs. 18:45
And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.