Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'opened' occurs 200 times in the standard works.

34 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'opened' in the standard works and contain 17% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 12 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 128:6-7 (4 in 2 verses)

Judg. 3:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 8:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 33:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 46:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 20:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 14:7 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 27:29 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 136:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 11:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 7:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 7:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)


Luke 11:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

 11:9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

 11:10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.




Luke 24:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 14:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 23:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 75 0 75
NT 62 0 62
Matt. 9 0 9
Mark 3 0 3
Luke 8 0 8
John 8 0 8
Acts 15 0 15
1 Cor. 1 0 1
2 Cor. 1 0 1
Heb. 1 0 1
Rev. 16 0 16
BM 23 0 23
DC 34 0 34
PGP 6 0 6
TOTAL 200 0 200

Luke 1:64
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.

Luke 3:21
Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

Luke 4:17
And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

Luke 11:9
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

Luke 11:10
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Luke 24:31
And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

Luke 24:32
And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

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