Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'under' occurs 561 times in the standard works.

177 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'under' in the standard works and contain 31.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 71 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ex. 26:19-25 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 84:6-12 (7 in 7 verses)

Ex. 36:24-26 (5 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 15:25-28 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 84:49-53 (5 in 5 verses)

Heb. 2:8 (4 in 1 verse)

Rom. 6:14-15 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 9:20-21 (4 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 2:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

Gal. 4:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 25:35 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 37:21 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 12:31 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 18:2 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 19:7 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 38:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 8:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 21:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 8:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 9:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 46:23-47:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 7:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 21:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 10:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 8:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 23:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 68:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:50-52 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 123:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 18:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 4:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 47:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 10:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 57:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 6:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 31:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Micah 4:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 3:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 4:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 17:24 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 20:4 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:72 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 6:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 7:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 21:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 22:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 19:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 25:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 18:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 27:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 4:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 9:27-10:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 3:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 10:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:63-64 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 305 288 593
NT 87 99 186
BM 74 151 225
DC 76 81 157
PGP 19 8 27
TOTAL 561 627 1188

D&C 10:65
For, behold, I will gather them as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, if they will not harden their hearts;

D&C 20:3
And to Oliver Cowdery, who was also called of God, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to be the second elder of this church, and ordained under his hand;

D&C 21:11
This being an ordinance unto you, that you are an elder under his hand, he being the first unto you, that you might be an elder unto this church of Christ, bearing my name--

D&C 23:1
Behold, I speak unto you, Oliver, a few words. Behold, thou art blessed, and art under no condemnation. But beware of pride, lest thou shouldst enter into temptation.

D&C 23:3
Behold, I speak unto you, Hyrum, a few words; for thou also art under no condemnation, and thy heart is opened, and thy tongue loosed; and thy calling is to exhortation, and to strengthen the church continually. Wherefore thy duty is unto the church forever, and this because of thy family. Amen.

D&C 23:4
Behold, I speak a few words unto you, Samuel; for thou also art under no condemnation, and thy calling is to exhortation, and to strengthen the church; and thou art not as yet called to preach before the world. Amen.

D&C 23:5
Behold, I speak a few words unto you, Joseph; for thou also art under no condemnation, and thy calling also is to exhortation, and to strengthen the church; and this is thy duty from henceforth and forever. Amen.

D&C 25:7
And thou shalt be ordained under his hand to expound scriptures, and to exhort the church, according as it shall be given thee by my Spirit.

D&C 29:2
Who will gather his people even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, even as many as will hearken to my voice and humble themselves before me, and call upon me in mighty prayer.

D&C 35:14
And their arm shall be my arm, and I will be their shield and their buckler; and I will gird up their loins, and they shall fight manfully for me; and their enemies shall be under their feet; and I will let fall the sword in their behalf, and by the fire of mine indignation will I preserve them.

D&C 43:24
O, ye nations of the earth, how often would I have gathered you together as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, but ye would not!

D&C 45:69
And there shall be gathered unto it out of every nation under heaven; and it shall be the only people that shall not be at war one with another.

D&C 49:6
And they have done unto the Son of Man even as they listed; and he has taken his power on the right hand of his glory, and now reigneth in the heavens, and will reign till he descends on the earth to put all enemies under his feet, which time is nigh at hand--

D&C 49:8
Wherefore, I will that all men shall repent, for all are under sin, except those which I have reserved unto myself, holy men that ye know not of.

D&C 52:17
And again, he that trembleth under my power shall be made strong, and shall bring forth fruits of praise and wisdom, according to the revelations and truths which I have given you.

D&C 52:19
Wherefore, by this pattern ye shall know the spirits in all cases under the whole heavens.

D&C 58:22
Wherefore, be subject to the powers that be, until he reigns whose right it is to reign, and subdues all enemies under his feet.

D&C 63:62
For behold, verily I say, that many there be who are under this condemnation, who use the name of the Lord, and use it in vain, having not authority.

D&C 64:42
And she shall be an ensign unto the people, and there shall come unto her out of every nation under heaven.

D&C 67:8
But if ye cannot make one like unto it, ye are under condemnation if ye do not bear record that they are true.

D&C 68:19
But, as a high priest of the Melchizedek Priesthood has authority to officiate in all the lesser offices he may officiate in the office of bishop when no literal descendant of Aaron can be found, provided he is called and set apart and ordained unto this power, under the hands of the First Presidency of the Melchizedek Priesthood.

D&C 68:20
And a literal descendant of Aaron, also, must be designated by this Presidency, and found worthy, and anointed, and ordained under the hands of this Presidency, otherwise they are not legally authorized to officiate in their priesthood.

D&C 68:21
But, by virtue of the decree concerning their right of the priesthood descending from father to son, they may claim their anointing if at any time they can prove their lineage, or do ascertain it by revelation from the Lord under the hands of the above named Presidency.

D&C 76:61
Wherefore, let no man glory in man, but rather let him glory in God, who shall subdue all enemies under his feet.

D&C 76:106
These are they who are cast down to hell and suffer the wrath of Almighty God, until the fulness of times, when Christ shall have subdued all enemies under his feet, and shall have perfected his work;

D&C 78:16
Who hath appointed Michael your prince, and established his feet, and set him upon high, and given unto him the keys of salvation under the counsel and direction of the Holy One, who is without beginning of days or end of life.

D&C 80:1
Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you my servant Stephen Burnett: Go ye, go ye into the world and preach the gospel to every creature that cometh under the sound of your voice.

D&C 84:6
And the sons of Moses, according to the Holy Priesthood which he received under the hand of his father-in-law, Jethro;

D&C 84:7
And Jethro received it under the hand of Caleb;

D&C 84:8
And Caleb received it under the hand of Elihu;

D&C 84:9
And Elihu under the hand of Jeremy;

D&C 84:10
And Jeremy under the hand of Gad;

D&C 84:11
And Gad under the hand of Esaias;

D&C 84:12
And Esaias received it under the hand of God.

D&C 84:49
And the whole world lieth in sin, and groaneth under darkness and under the bondage of sin.

D&C 84:50
And by this you may know they are under the bondage of sin, because they come not unto me.

D&C 84:51
For whoso cometh not unto me is under the bondage of sin.

D&C 84:53
And by this you may know the righteous from the wicked, and that the whole world groaneth under sin and darkness even now.

D&C 84:55
Which vanity and unbelief have brought the whole church under condemnation.

D&C 84:57
And they shall remain under this condemnation until they repent and remember the new covenant, even the Book of Mormon and the former commandments which I have given them, not only to say, but to do according to that which I have written--

D&C 88:79
Of things both in heaven and in the earth, and under the earth; things which have been, things which are, things which must shortly come to pass; things which are at home, things which are abroad; the wars and the perplexities of the nations, and the judgments which are on the land; and a knowledge also of countries and of kingdoms--

D&C 88:100
And again, another trump shall sound, which is the third trump; and then come the spirits of men who are to be judged, and are found under condemnation;

D&C 88:104
And this shall be the sound of his trump, saying to all people, both in heaven and in earth, and that are under the earth-- for every ear shall hear it, and every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess, while they hear the sound of the trump, saying: Fear God, and give glory to him who sitteth upon the throne, forever and ever; for the hour of his judgment is come.

D&C 90:5
And all they who receive the oracles of God, let them beware how they hold them lest they are accounted as a light thing, and are brought under condemnation thereby, and stumble and fall when the storms descend, and the winds blow, and the rains descend, and beat upon their house.

D&C 93:32
And every man whose spirit receiveth not the light is under condemnation.

D&C 93:41
But verily I say unto you, my servant Frederick G. Williams, you have continued under this condemnation;

D&C 101:40
They are called to be the savor of men; therefore, if that salt of the earth lose its savor, behold, it is thenceforth good for nothing only to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.

D&C 103:7
And by hearkening to observe all the words which I, the Lord their God, shall speak unto them, they shall never cease to prevail until the kingdoms of the world are subdued under my feet, and the earth is given unto the saints, to possess it forever and ever.

D&C 103:10
And inasmuch as they are not the saviors of men, they are as salt that has lost its savor, and is thenceforth good for nothing but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.

D&C 105:7
I speak not concerning those who are appointed to lead my people, who are the first elders of my church, for they are not all under this condemnation;

D&C 107:7
The office of an elder comes under the priesthood of Melchizedek.

D&C 107:10
High priests after the order of the Melchizedek Priesthood have a right to officiate in their own standing, under the direction of the presidency, in administering spiritual things, and also in the office of an elder, priest (of the Levitical order), teacher, deacon, and member.

D&C 107:33
The Twelve are a Traveling Presiding High Council, to officiate in the name of the Lord, under the direction of the Presidency of the Church, agreeable to the institution of heaven; to build up the church, and regulate all the affairs of the same in all nations, first unto the Gentiles and secondly unto the Jews.

D&C 107:34
The Seventy are to act in the name of the Lord, under the direction of the Twelve or the traveling high council, in building up the church and regulating all the affairs of the same in all nations, first unto the Gentiles and then to the Jews--

D&C 107:47
Jared was two hundred years old when he was ordained under the hand of Adam, who also blessed him.

D&C 107:48
Enoch was twenty-five years old when he was ordained under the hand of Adam; and he was sixty-five and Adam blessed him.

D&C 107:50
Methuselah was one hundred years old when he was ordained under the hand of Adam.

D&C 107:51
Lamech was thirty-two years old when he was ordained under the hand of Seth.

D&C 107:52
Noah was ten years old when he was ordained under the hand of Methuselah.

D&C 107:98
Whereas other officers of the church, who belong not unto the Twelve, neither to the Seventy, are not under the responsibility to travel among all nations, but are to travel as their circumstances shall allow, notwithstanding they may hold as high and responsible offices in the church.

D&C 109:32
Therefore we plead before thee for a full and complete deliverance from under this yoke;

D&C 109:52
And if it cannot be otherwise, that the cause of thy people may not fail before thee may thine anger be kindled, and thine indignation fall upon them, that they may be wasted away, both root and branch, from under heaven;

D&C 110:2
We saw the Lord standing upon the breastwork of the pulpit, before us; and under his feet was a paved work of pure gold, in color like amber.

D&C 121:15
And not many years hence, that they and their posterity shall be swept from under heaven, saith God, that not one of them is left to stand by the wall.

D&C 122:2
While the pure in heart, and the wise, and the noble, and the virtuous, shall seek counsel, and authority, and blessings constantly from under thy hand.

D&C 123:7
It is an imperative duty that we owe to God, to angels, with whom we shall be brought to stand, and also to ourselves, to our wives and children, who have been made to bow down with grief, sorrow, and care, under the most damning hand of murder, tyranny, and oppression, supported and urged on and upheld by the influence of that spirit which hath so strongly riveted the creeds of the fathers, who have inherited lies, upon the hearts of the children, and filled the world with confusion, and has been growing stronger and stronger, and is now the very mainspring of all corruption, and the whole earth groans under the weight of its iniquity.

D&C 123:9
Therefore it is an imperative duty that we owe, not only to our own wives and children, but to the widows and fatherless, whose husbands and fathers have been murdered under its iron hand;

D&C 124:66
And they shall not be permitted to receive under fifty dollars for a share of stock from any one man in that house.

D&C 124:72
Verily I say unto you, let my servant Joseph pay stock into their hands for the building of that house, as seemeth him good; but my servant Joseph cannot pay over fifteen thousand dollars stock in that house, nor under fifty dollars; neither can any other man, saith the Lord.

D&C 132:35
Was Abraham, therefore, under condemnation? Verily I say unto you, Nay; for I, the Lord, commanded it.

D&C 132:43
And if her husband be with another woman, and he was under a vow, he hath broken his vow and hath committed adultery.

D&C 135:7
They were innocent of any crime, as they had often been proved before, and were only confined in jail by the conspiracy of traitors and wicked men; and their innocent blood on the floor of Carthage jail is a broad seal affixed to "Mormonism" that cannot be rejected by any court on earth, and their innocent blood on the escutcheon of the State of Illinois, with the broken faith of the State as pledged by the governor, is a witness to the truth of the everlasting gospel that all the world cannot impeach; and their innocent blood on the banner of liberty, and on the magna charta of the United States, is an ambassador for the religion of Jesus Christ, that will touch the hearts of honest men among all nations; and their innocent blood, with the innocent blood of all the martyrs under the altar that John saw, will cry unto the Lord of Hosts till he avenges that blood on the earth. Amen.

D&C 136:3
Let the companies be organized with captains of hundreds, captains of fifties, and captains of tens, with a president and his two counselors at their head, under the direction of the Twelve Apostles.

D&C 138:57
I beheld that the faithful elders of this dispensation, when they depart from mortal life, continue their labors in the preaching of the gospel of repentance and redemption, through the sacrifice of the Only Begotten Son of God, among those who are in darkness and under the bondage of sin in the great world of the spirits of the dead.