Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'priests' occurs 523 times in the standard works.

163 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'priests' in the standard works and contain 31.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 74 minutes to read the entire list.

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Josh. 6:4-13 (10 in 10 verses)

2 Chr. 35:8-14 (7 in 7 verses)

1 Sam. 22:17-21 (6 in 5 verses)

2 Kgs. 12:4-9 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Chr. 26:17-20 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 102:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)

Josh. 4:16-18 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 5:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 13:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 29:34 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 26:7 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 23:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 8:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 3:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 4:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 30:27-31:2 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 31:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 31:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 6:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Hag. 2:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 102:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 47:22 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 15:35 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 13:33 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 7:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 12:44 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 21:23 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:111 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 17:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 29:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 30:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 30:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 2:69-70 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 8:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:72-73 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 10:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 26:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 40:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 42:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 46:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 48:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 12:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 15:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 7:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 45:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)


Moro. 3:4-4:1 (2 in 2 verses)

 3:4 And after this manner did they ordain priests and teachers, according to the gifts and callings of God unto men; and they ordained them by the power of the Holy Ghost, which was in them.

 4:1 The manner of their elders and priests administering the flesh and blood of Christ unto the church; and they administered it according to the commandments of Christ; wherefore we know the manner to be true; and the elder or priest did minister it--




D&C 20:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:70-71 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:56-57 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 318 0 318
NT 83 0 83
BM 79 0 79
2 Ne. 2 0 2
Jacob 1 0 1
Jarom 1 0 1
Mosiah 41 0 41
Alma 26 0 26
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 2 0 2
4 Ne. 1 0 1
Moro. 4 0 4
DC 41 0 41
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 523 0 523

Moro. 3:1
The manner which the disciples, who were called the elders of the church, ordained priests and teachers--

Moro. 3:4
And after this manner did they ordain priests and teachers, according to the gifts and callings of God unto men; and they ordained them by the power of the Holy Ghost, which was in them.

Moro. 4:1
The manner of their elders and priests administering the flesh and blood of Christ unto the church; and they administered it according to the commandments of Christ; wherefore we know the manner to be true; and the elder or priest did minister it--

Moro. 6:1
And now I speak concerning baptism. Behold, elders, priests, and teachers were baptized; and they were not baptized save they brought forth fruit meet that they were worthy of it.