Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'may' occurs 2019 times in the standard works.

978 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'may' in the standard works and contain 48.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 367 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 109:50-79 (30 in 30 verses)

D&C 109:9-33 (25 in 25 verses)

Jacob 5:53-66 (19 in 14 verses)

D&C 20:77-84 (10 in 8 verses)

Alma 13:22-30 (9 in 9 verses)

Hel. 5:6-8 (8 in 3 verses)

John 17:21-26 (8 in 6 verses)

Mosiah 18:8-13 (8 in 6 verses)

3 Ne. 19:23-29 (8 in 7 verses)

Moro. 7:15-21 (8 in 7 verses)

D&C 88:120-126 (8 in 7 verses)

D&C 101:92-95 (7 in 4 verses)

Deut. 5:31-6:3 (7 in 6 verses)

Alma 20:22-27 (7 in 6 verses)

Alma 31:30-35 (7 in 6 verses)

D&C 57:5-10 (7 in 6 verses)

D&C 57:8-13 (7 in 6 verses)

3 Ne. 21:1-7 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 44:5-45:5 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 124:91-97 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 127:1-7 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 29:17 (6 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 7:32-35 (6 in 4 verses)

Alma 22:15-18 (6 in 4 verses)

Ether 8:23-26 (6 in 4 verses)

D&C 124:19-23 (6 in 5 verses)

D&C 20:64-69 (6 in 6 verses)

Lev. 25:48-49 (5 in 2 verses)

D&C 65:5-6 (5 in 2 verses)

Ps. 144:12-14 (5 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 6:6-8 (5 in 3 verses)

Alma 7:12-14 (5 in 3 verses)

Morm. 9:35-37 (5 in 3 verses)

Moro. 4:3-5:2 (5 in 3 verses)

Moro. 9:24-26 (5 in 3 verses)

D&C 121:12-14 (5 in 3 verses)

Num. 27:17-20 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 136:29-32 (5 in 4 verses)

Isa. 41:22-26 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 24:11 (4 in 1 verse)

W of M 1:2 (4 in 1 verse)

Moro. 7:48 (4 in 1 verse)

Rom. 15:31-32 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 4:31-32 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:26-27 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:38-39 (4 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 16:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:38-39 (4 in 2 verses)

Deut. 31:12-14 (4 in 3 verses)

Eph. 6:19-21 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 37:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 45:72-74 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 46:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 101:64-66 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 105:30-32 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 124:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 28:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Lev. 25:29-32 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 16:25-28 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 42:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Cor. 8:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 7:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

Morm. 5:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

Moro. 7:31-34 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 10:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 72:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 96:8-97:2 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 124:123-126 (4 in 4 verses)

Ps. 106:5 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 36:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 14:11 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 14:31 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 16:38 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 10:25 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:9 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 5:15 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 14:11 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 58:41 (3 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 11:14 (3 in 1 verse)

Ether 2:11 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:5 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 46:29 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 63:27 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 64:13 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 133:9 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 8:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 23:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 28:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 22:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 9:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Amos 8:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Rom. 1:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Philip. 1:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 29:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 3:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 27:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:42-43 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 4:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 5:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:91-92 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 82:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:74-75 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 90:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 25:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 5:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 17:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:41-43 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 6:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 5:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 5:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 2:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 4:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 20:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 34:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 61:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 14:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 29:9-30:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 3:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 43:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 64:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 78:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 84:104-106 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 101:43-45 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 124:135-137 (3 in 3 verses)

Abr. 3:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 16:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 27:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 27:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 7:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 10:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 32:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 33:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 11:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 11:47 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 17:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 22:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 22:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 30:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 2:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 2:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 29:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 16:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 8:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 18:21 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:43 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 21:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 35:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 36:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 39:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 10:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 30:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 60:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 66:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 9:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 29:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Hab. 2:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 4:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 21:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 3:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 16:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 11:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Philip. 2:28 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 4:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 5:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 22:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 2:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 9:46 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 11:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 20:2 (2 in 1 verse)

W of M 1:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 5:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 20:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 24:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 17:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 33:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:24 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 27:20 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 28:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 6:19 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 8:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:19 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:63 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 14:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 15:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 16:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 17:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 18:44 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 19:27 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 27:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 29:33 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 35:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 42:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:61 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 50:25 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 59:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 82:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:110 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 90:23 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 93:19 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 95:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:74 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:78 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 104:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 105:10 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 119:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 123:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:55 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 130:23 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:63 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 8:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 9:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 10:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 30:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)


Lev. 10:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

 10:10 And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;

 10:11 And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.




Lev. 11:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 15:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 35:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 4:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 11:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 14:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 17:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 19:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 19:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 30:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 20:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 9:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 11:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 16:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 24:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 38:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 60:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 61:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 107:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 43:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 21:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 21:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 43:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Mal. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 20:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 22:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

John 13:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 4:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 8:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 14:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 16:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 5:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 3:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 4:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Philip. 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Philip. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Thes. 3:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 4:16-5:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 12:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 3:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 20:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 44:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 24:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 29:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 3:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 55:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 85:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:84-85 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:129-130 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 105:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 115:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:60-61 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 129:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 131:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 743 133 876
Gen. 43 5 48
Ex. 82 9 91
Lev. 38 1 39
Num. 37 4 41
Deut. 73 35 108
Josh. 13 6 19
Judg. 25 3 28
Ruth 6 0 6
1 Sam. 29 5 34
2 Sam. 28 3 31
1 Kgs. 30 4 34
2 Kgs. 21 3 24
1 Chr. 12 4 16
2 Chr. 16 5 21
Ezra 5 1 6
Neh. 5 2 7
Esth. 7 0 7
Job 24 1 25
Ps. 69 5 74
Prov. 10 3 13
Eccl. 5 0 5
Song. 3 0 3
Isa. 49 10 59
Jer. 40 17 57
Lam. 2 0 2
Ezek. 43 5 48
Dan. 3 0 3
Hosea 2 0 2
Amos 8 0 8
Obad. 1 1 2
Jonah 2 0 2
Micah 2 0 2
Hab. 3 1 4
Zeph. 3 0 3
Zech. 1 0 1
Mal. 3 0 3
NT 284 13 297
BM 513 9 522
DC 454 15 469
PGP 25 4 29
TOTAL 2019 174 2193

Lev. 7:24
And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it.

Lev. 7:30
His own hands shall bring the offerings of the Lord made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the Lord.

Lev. 10:10
And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;

Lev. 10:11
And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.

Lev. 11:21
Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;

Lev. 11:22
Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.

Lev. 11:34
Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.

Lev. 11:39
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.

Lev. 11:47
To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.

Lev. 14:8
And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.

Lev. 16:13
And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:

Lev. 16:30
For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the Lord.

Lev. 17:5
To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the Lord, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the Lord.

Lev. 17:13
And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.

Lev. 19:25
And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the Lord your God.

Lev. 21:3
And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.

Lev. 22:5
Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;

Lev. 22:12
If the priest's daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things.

Lev. 22:23
Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.

Lev. 23:21
And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.

Lev. 23:43
That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

Lev. 24:7
And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

Lev. 25:27
Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession.

Lev. 25:29
And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.

Lev. 25:31
But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubilee.

Lev. 25:32
Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.

Lev. 25:34
But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.

Lev. 25:35
And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.

Lev. 25:36
Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

Lev. 25:48
After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:

Lev. 25:49
Either his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.