Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'pray' occurs 415 times in the standard works.

101 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'pray' in the standard works and contain 24.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 45 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 19:17-30 (15 in 14 verses)


2 Ne. 32:8-33:3 (7 in 5 verses)

 32:8 And now, my beloved brethren, I perceive that ye ponder still in your hearts; and it grieveth me that I must speak concerning this thing. For if ye would hearken unto the Spirit which teacheth a man to pray, ye would know that ye must pray; for the evil spirit teacheth not a man to pray, but teacheth him that he must not pray.

 32:9 But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always, and not faint; that ye must not perform any thing unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul.

 33:1 And now I, Nephi, cannot write all the things which were taught among my people; neither am I mighty in writing, like unto speaking; for when a man speaketh by the power of the Holy Ghost the power of the Holy Ghost carrieth it unto the hearts of the children of men.

 33:2 But behold, there are many that harden their hearts against the Holy Spirit, that it hath no place in them; wherefore, they cast many things away which are written and esteem them as things of naught.

 33:3 But I, Nephi, have written what I have written, and I esteem it as of great worth, and especially unto my people. For I pray continually for them by day, and mine eyes water my pillow by night, because of them; and I cry unto my God in faith, and I know that he will hear my cry.




1 Cor. 14:13-15 (4 in 3 verses)

Matt. 6:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 13:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 18:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 47:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 50:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 16:28 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 20:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 37:20 (2 in 1 verse)

John 17:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:13 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 13:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 18:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 33:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 50:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 22:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 19:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 25:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 17:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 6:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 5:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 29:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 8:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 14:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

James 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 19:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 245 123 368
NT 68 106 174
BM 74 104 178
1 Ne. 3 8 11
2 Ne. 12 4 16
Jacob 1 1 2
Enos 0 3 3
Omni 0 1 1
W of M 1 1 2
Mosiah 4 11 15
Alma 6 38 44
Hel. 2 0 2
3 Ne. 37 22 59
4 Ne. 1 1 2
Morm. 0 6 6
Ether 0 1 1
Moro. 7 7 14
DC 22 70 92
PGP 6 5 11
TOTAL 415 408 823

2 Ne. 4:24
And by day have I waxed bold in mighty prayer before him; yea, my voice have I sent up on high; and angels came down and ministered unto me.

2 Ne. 6:11
Wherefore, after they are driven to and fro, for thus saith the angel, many shall be afflicted in the flesh, and shall not be suffered to perish, because of the prayers of the faithful; they shall be scattered, and smitten, and hated; nevertheless, the Lord will be merciful unto them, that when they shall come to the knowledge of their Redeemer, they shall be gathered together again to the lands of their inheritance.

2 Ne. 9:44
O, my beloved brethren, remember my words. Behold, I take off my garments, and I shake them before you; I pray the God of my salvation that he view me with his all-searching eye; wherefore, ye shall know at the last day, when all men shall be judged of their works, that the God of Israel did witness that I shook your iniquities from my soul, and that I stand with brightness before him, and am rid of your blood.

2 Ne. 9:52
Behold, my beloved brethren, remember the words of your God; pray unto him continually by day, and give thanks unto his holy name by night. Let your hearts rejoice.

2 Ne. 15:3
And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.

2 Ne. 26:15
After my seed and the seed of my brethren shall have dwindled in unbelief, and shall have been smitten by the Gentiles; yea, after the Lord God shall have camped against them round about, and shall have laid siege against them with a mount, and raised forts against them; and after they shall have been brought down low in the dust, even that they are not, yet the words of the righteous shall be written, and the prayers of the faithful shall be heard, and all those who have dwindled in unbelief shall not be forgotten.

2 Ne. 27:15
But behold, it shall come to pass that the Lord God shall say unto him to whom he shall deliver the book: Take these words which are not sealed and deliver them to another, that he may show them unto the learned, saying: Read this, I pray thee. And the learned shall say: Bring hither the book, and I will read them.

2 Ne. 32:8
And now, my beloved brethren, I perceive that ye ponder still in your hearts; and it grieveth me that I must speak concerning this thing. For if ye would hearken unto the Spirit which teacheth a man to pray, ye would know that ye must pray; for the evil spirit teacheth not a man to pray, but teacheth him that he must not pray.

2 Ne. 32:9
But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always, and not faint; that ye must not perform any thing unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul.

2 Ne. 33:3
But I, Nephi, have written what I have written, and I esteem it as of great worth, and especially unto my people. For I pray continually for them by day, and mine eyes water my pillow by night, because of them; and I cry unto my God in faith, and I know that he will hear my cry.

2 Ne. 33:4
And I know that the Lord God will consecrate my prayers for the gain of my people. And the words which I have written in weakness will be made strong unto them; for it persuadeth them to do good; it maketh known unto them of their fathers; and it speaketh of Jesus, and persuadeth them to believe in him, and to endure to the end, which is life eternal.

2 Ne. 33:12
And I pray the Father in the name of Christ that many of us, if not all, may be saved in his kingdom at that great and last day.