Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'married' occurs 37 times in the standard works.

14 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'married' in the standard works and contain 37.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 6 minutes to read the entire list.

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Rom. 7:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:57-58 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 12:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 36:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)


1 Cor. 7:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

 7:33 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.

 7:34 There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.




D&C 42:76-77 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 18 0 18
NT 12 4 16
Matt. 1 0 1
Mark 2 0 2
Luke 2 0 2
Rom. 3 0 3
1 Cor. 4 4 8
BM 2 0 2
DC 2 0 2
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 37 4 41

1 Cor. 7:8
I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

1 Cor. 7:10
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

1 Cor. 7:11
But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

1 Cor. 7:32
But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

1 Cor. 7:33
But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.

1 Cor. 7:34
There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

1 Cor. 7:39
The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.