Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'willing' occurs 63 times in the standard works.

12 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'willing' in the standard works and contain 19% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ex. 35:29 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 64:34 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 35:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 18:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 13 19 32
NT 19 6 25
Matt. 2 0 2
Mark 1 0 1
Luke 3 0 3
John 1 1 2
Acts 3 0 3
Rom. 1 1 2
1 Cor. 0 1 1
2 Cor. 3 0 3
1 Thes. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 1 0 1
Philem. 0 1 1
Heb. 2 0 2
1 Pet. 0 1 1
2 Pet. 1 1 2
BM 15 2 17
DC 15 0 15
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 63 27 90

Matt. 1:19
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.

Matt. 26:41
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Mark 15:15
And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

Luke 10:29
But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

Luke 22:42
Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

Luke 23:20
Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.

John 5:35
He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

Acts 24:27
But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.

Acts 25:9
But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?

Acts 27:43
But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:

Rom. 9:22
What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:

2 Cor. 5:8
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

2 Cor. 8:3
For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;

2 Cor. 8:12
For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

1 Thes. 2:8
So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

1 Tim. 6:18
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

Heb. 6:17
Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

Heb. 13:18
Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

2 Pet. 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.