Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'laying' occurs 52 times in the standard works.

7 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'laying' in the standard works and contain 13.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 10:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Heb. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)


A of F 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

 1:4 We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.

 1:5 We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 3 16 19
NT 10 0 10
BM 11 6 17
DC 24 0 24
PGP 4 0 4
JS-H 2 0 2
A of F 2 0 2
TOTAL 52 22 74

A of F 1:4
We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.

A of F 1:5
We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.