Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'able' occurs 198 times in the standard works.

29 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'able' in the standard works and contain 14.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 12 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Chr. 32:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 14:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 27:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 4:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 20:22 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 3:2 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 10:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 14:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 13:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 47:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 27:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 99 243 342
NT 61 156 217
BM 17 97 114
DC 19 83 102
PGP 2 14 16
TOTAL 198 593 791

D&C 8:8
Therefore, doubt not, for it is the gift of God; and you shall hold it in your hands, and do marvelous works; and no power shall be able to take it away out of your hands, for it is the work of God.

D&C 27:15
Wherefore, lift up your hearts and rejoice, and gird up your loins, and take upon you my whole armor, that ye may be able to withstand the evil day, having done all, that ye may be able to stand.

D&C 27:17
Taking the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked;

D&C 60:7
And in this place let them lift up their voice and declare my word with loud voices, without wrath or doubting, lifting up holy hands upon them. For I am able to make you holy, and your sins are forgiven you.

D&C 60:11
And he that is able, let him return it by the way of the agent; and he that is not, of him it is not required.

D&C 61:16
And it shall be said in days to come that none is able to go up to the land of Zion upon the waters, but he that is upright in heart.

D&C 63:4
Who buildeth up at his own will and pleasure; and destroyeth when he pleases, and is able to cast the soul down to hell.

D&C 64:20
And again, I say unto you, that my servant Isaac Morley may not be tempted above that which he is able to bear, and counsel wrongfully to your hurt, I gave commandment that his farm should be sold.

D&C 67:13
Ye are not able to abide the presence of God now, neither the ministering of angels; wherefore, continue in patience until ye are perfected.

D&C 76:118
That through the power and manifestation of the Spirit, while in the flesh, they may be able to bear his presence in the world of glory.

D&C 84:107
Therefore, take with you those who are ordained unto the lesser priesthood, and send them before you to make appointments, and to prepare the way, and to fill appointments that you yourselves are not able to fill.

D&C 84:109
Therefore, let every man stand in his own office, and labor in his own calling; and let not the head say unto the feet it hath no need of the feet; for without the feet how shall the body be able to stand?

D&C 88:22
For he who is not able to abide the law of a celestial kingdom cannot abide a celestial glory.

D&C 88:89
For after your testimony cometh the testimony of earthquakes, that shall cause groanings in the midst of her, and men shall fall upon the ground and shall not be able to stand.

D&C 111:11
Therefore, be ye as wise as serpents and yet without sin; and I will order all things for your good, as fast as ye are able to receive them. Amen.

D&C 124:30
For this ordinance belongeth to my house, and cannot be acceptable to me, only in the days of your poverty, wherein ye are not able to build a house unto me.

D&C 130:16
I was left thus, without being able to decide whether this coming referred to the beginning of the millennium or to some previous appearing, or whether I should die and thus see his face.

D&C 136:7
Let each company, with their captains and presidents, decide how many can go next spring; then choose out a sufficient number of able-bodied and expert men, to take teams, seeds, and farming utensils, to go as pioneers to prepare for putting in spring crops.