Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'find' occurs 214 times in the standard works.

36 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'find' in the standard works and contain 16.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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Dan. 6:4-5 (4 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 8:17 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 7:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 7:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

John 7:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 9:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 11:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 21:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 18:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 17:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 2:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)


Luke 12:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

 12:37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

 12:38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.




1 Ne. 17:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 123:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 109 20 129
NT 47 19 66
Matt. 10 5 15
Mark 3 1 4
Luke 14 3 17
John 8 4 12
Acts 3 4 7
Rom. 3 1 4
2 Cor. 2 0 2
2 Tim. 1 0 1
Heb. 1 1 2
Rev. 2 0 2
BM 31 4 35
DC 26 0 26
PGP 1 4 5
TOTAL 214 47 261

Luke 2:12
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

Luke 5:19
And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.

Luke 6:7
And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.

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 11:24
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

Luke 11:25
And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.

Luke 12:37
Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

Luke 12:38
And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

Luke 12:43
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

Luke 13:7
Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

Luke 15:4
What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

Luke 15:8
Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?

Luke 18:8
I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

Luke 19:30
Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.

Luke 19:48
And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.

Luke 23:4
Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.