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
Matt. 8 17 25
Mark 5 12 17
Luke 8 9 17
John 2 6 8
Acts 9 11 20
Rom. 9 4 13
1 Cor. 14 13 27
2 Cor. 1 0 1
Gal. 10 0 10
Eph. 1 4 5
Philip. 1 2 3
Col. 1 2 3
1 Tim. 2 1 3
2 Tim. 0 1 1
Heb. 8 3 11
James 1 0 1
1 Pet. 1 0 1
2 Pet. 0 2 2
1 Jn. 0 1 1
Jude 1 0 1
Rev. 5 11 16
BM 74 151 225
DC 76 81 157
PGP 19 8 27
TOTAL 561 627 1188

Matt. 13:13
Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

Matt. 13:14
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

Matt. 13:15
For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Matt. 13:19
When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

Matt. 13:23
But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

Matt. 13:51
Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.

Matt. 15:10
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

Matt. 15:16
And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

Matt. 15:17
Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

Matt. 16:9
Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

Matt. 16:11
How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

Matt. 16:12
Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

Matt. 17:13
Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

Matt. 19:6
Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Matt. 24:15
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

Matt. 24:51
And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matt. 26:10
When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.

Mark 3:17
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

Mark 4:12
That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

Mark 5:4
Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.

Mark 7:14
And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:

Mark 7:18
And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

Mark 8:17
And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?

Mark 8:21
And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?

Mark 9:32
But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.

Mark 10:9
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Mark 12:33
And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Mark 13:14
But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:

Mark 14:68
But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.

Luke 1:3
It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

Luke 2:47
And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.

Luke 2:50
And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.

Luke 8:10
And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

Luke 9:45
But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.

Luke 12:46
The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

Luke 18:34
And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

Luke 24:45
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

John 8:27
They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.

John 8:43
Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

John 10:6
This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

John 12:16
These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.

John 12:29
The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.

John 12:40
He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

Acts 1:18
Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

Acts 7:25
For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.

Acts 8:30
And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

Acts 15:39
And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

Acts 23:27
This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

Acts 23:34
And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;

Acts 24:11
Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.

Acts 27:17
Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.

Acts 28:26
Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:

Acts 28:27
For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Rom. 1:20
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Rom. 1:31
Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

Rom. 3:11
There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

Rom. 15:21
But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.

1 Cor. 1:19
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

1 Cor. 12:3
Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.

1 Cor. 13:2
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

1 Cor. 13:11
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

1 Cor. 14:2
For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

1 Cor. 14:9
So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

1 Cor. 14:14
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

1 Cor. 14:15
What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

1 Cor. 14:16
Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?

1 Cor. 14:19
Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

1 Cor. 14:20
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

Eph. 1:18
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Eph. 3:4
Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

Eph. 4:18
Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

Eph. 5:17
Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

Philip. 1:12
But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;

Philip. 4:7
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Col. 1:9
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

Col. 2:2
That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

1 Tim. 1:7
Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.

2 Tim. 2:7
Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.

Heb. 4:12
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Heb. 11:3
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

Heb. 11:37
They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

2 Pet. 2:12
But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;

2 Pet. 3:16
As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

1 Jn. 5:20
And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

Rev. 4:5
And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

Rev. 6:1
And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

Rev. 8:5
And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

Rev. 10:3
And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.

Rev. 10:4
And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

Rev. 11:19
And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

Rev. 13:18
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

Rev. 14:2
And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:

Rev. 16:18
And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.

Rev. 19:6
And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.