Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'tell' occurs 296 times in the standard works.

72 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'tell' in the standard works and contain 24.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 29 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 18:20-22 (4 in 3 verses)

 18:20 And the king said: How knowest thou the thoughts of my heart? Thou mayest speak boldly, and tell me concerning these things; and also tell me by what power ye slew and smote off the arms of my brethren that scattered my flocks--

 18:21 And now, if thou wilt tell me concerning these things, whatsoever thou desirest I will give unto thee; and if it were needed, I would guard thee with my armies; but I know that thou art more powerful than all they; nevertheless, whatsoever thou desirest of me I will grant it unto thee.

 18:22 Now Ammon being wise, yet harmless, he said unto Lamoni: Wilt thou hearken unto my words, if I tell thee by what power I do these things? And this is the thing that I desire of thee.





Matt. 21:24-27 (4 in 4 verses)

 21:24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

 21:25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

 21:26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

 21:27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.





Moses 5:29 (3 in 1 verse)

 5:29 And Satan said unto Cain: Swear unto me by thy throat, and if thou tell it thou shalt die; and swear thy brethren by their heads, and by the living God, that they tell it not; for if they tell it, they shall surely die; and this that thy father may not know it; and this day I will deliver thy brother Abel into thine hands.





2 Cor. 12:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

 12:2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.

 12:3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)





Alma 54:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

 54:6 Behold, I would tell you somewhat concerning the justice of God, and the sword of his almighty wrath, which doth hang over you except ye repent and withdraw your armies into your own lands, or the land of your possessions, which is the land of Nephi.

 54:7 Yea, I would tell you these things if ye were capable of hearkening unto them; yea, I would tell you concerning that awful hell that awaits to receive such murderers as thou and thy brother have been, except ye repent and withdraw your murderous purposes, and return with your armies to your own lands.





Job 1:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

 1:15 And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

 1:16 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

 1:17 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.





Mosiah 2:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

 2:15 Yet, my brethren, I have not done these things that I might boast, neither do I tell these things that thereby I might accuse you; but I tell you these things that ye may know that I can answer a clear conscience before God this day.

 2:16 Behold, I say unto you that because I said unto you that I had spent my days in your service, I do not desire to boast, for I have only been in the service of God.

 2:17 And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.





Mosiah 3:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

 3:1 And again my brethren, I would call your attention, for I have somewhat more to speak unto you; for behold, I have things to tell you concerning that which is to come.

 3:2 And the things which I shall tell you are made known unto me by an angel from God. And he said unto me: Awake; and I awoke, and behold he stood before me.

 3:3 And he said unto me: Awake, and hear the words which I shall tell thee; for behold, I am come to declare unto you the glad tidings of great joy.





3 Ne. 15:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

 15:14 And not at any time hath the Father given me commandment that I should tell it unto your brethren at Jerusalem.

 15:15 Neither at any time hath the Father given me commandment that I should tell unto them concerning the other tribes of the house of Israel, whom the Father hath led away out of the land.

 15:16 This much did the Father command me, that I should tell unto them:





D&C 6:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

 6:15 Behold, thou knowest that thou hast inquired of me and I did enlighten thy mind; and now I tell thee these things that thou mayest know that thou hast been enlightened by the Spirit of truth;

 6:16 Yea, I tell thee, that thou mayest know that there is none else save God that knowest thy thoughts and the intents of thy heart.

 6:17 I tell thee these things as a witness unto thee-- that the words or the work which thou hast been writing are true.





Gen. 24:49 (2 in 1 verse)

 24:49 And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.





2 Sam. 12:18 (2 in 1 verse)

 12:18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?





Eccl. 10:14 (2 in 1 verse)

 10:14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?





Joel 1:3 (2 in 1 verse)

 1:3 Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.





Mark 11:33 (2 in 1 verse)

 11:33 And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.





Luke 22:67 (2 in 1 verse)

 22:67 Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:





Mosiah 20:19 (2 in 1 verse)

 20:19 And now, behold, and tell the king of these things, that he may tell his people that they may be pacified towards us; for behold they are already preparing to come against us; and behold also there are but few of us.





Hel. 9:20 (2 in 1 verse)

 9:20 Saying unto him: Thou art confederate; who is this man that hath done this murder? Now tell us, and acknowledge thy fault; saying, Behold here is money; and also we will grant unto thee thy life if thou wilt tell us, and acknowledge the agreement which thou hast made with him.





3 Ne. 24:1 (2 in 1 verse)

 24:1 And it came to pass that he commanded them that they should write the words which the Father had given unto Malachi, which he should tell unto them. And it came to pass that after they were written he expounded them. And these are the words which he did tell unto them, saying: Thus said the Father unto Malachi-- Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in; behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of Hosts.





1 Sam. 9:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

 9:18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.

 9:19 And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart.





1 Sam. 20:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

 20:9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?

 20:10 Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?





1 Kgs. 18:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

 18:11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

 18:12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth.





Ps. 48:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

 48:12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

 48:13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.





Jer. 23:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

 23:27 Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.

 23:28 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord.





Jer. 36:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

 36:16 Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words.

 36:17 And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?





Matt. 28:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

 28:9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.

 28:10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.





Luke 20:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

 20:7 And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.

 20:8 And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.





Jacob 2:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

 2:10 But, notwithstanding the greatness of the task, I must do according to the strict commands of God, and tell you concerning your wickedness and abominations, in the presence of the pure in heart, and the broken heart, and under the glance of the piercing eye of the Almighty God.

 2:11 Wherefore, I must tell you the truth according to the plainness of the word of God. For behold, as I inquired of the Lord, thus came the word unto me, saying: Jacob, get thou up into the temple on the morrow, and declare the word which I shall give thee unto this people.





Mosiah 4:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

 4:29 And finally, I cannot tell you all the things whereby ye may commit sin; for there are divers ways and means, even so many that I cannot number them.

 4:30 But this much I can tell you, that if ye do not watch yourselves, and your thoughts, and your words, and your deeds, and observe the commandments of God, and continue in the faith of what ye have heard concerning the coming of our Lord, even unto the end of your lives, ye must perish. And now, O man, remember, and perish not.





D&C 28:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

 28:10 Thou shalt not leave this place until after the conference; and my servant Joseph shall be appointed to preside over the conference by the voice of it, and what he saith to thee thou shalt tell.

 28:11 And again, thou shalt take thy brother, Hiram Page, between him and thee alone, and tell him that those things which he hath written from that stone are not of me and that Satan deceiveth him;




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 133 12 145
Gen. 18 0 18
Ex. 4 0 4
Lev. 1 0 1
Num. 3 0 3
Deut. 2 0 2
Josh. 1 0 1
Judg. 5 1 6
Ruth 2 0 2
1 Sam. 14 0 14
2 Sam. 10 2 12
1 Kgs. 11 0 11
2 Kgs. 7 2 9
1 Chr. 3 0 3
2 Chr. 2 0 2
Job 7 0 7
Ps. 5 4 9
Prov. 1 0 1
Eccl. 5 0 5
Song. 2 0 2
Isa. 6 1 7
Jer. 11 1 12
Ezek. 4 0 4
Dan. 5 1 6
Joel 2 0 2
Jonah 2 0 2
NT 84 2 86
BM 53 12 65
DC 18 8 26
PGP 8 13 21
TOTAL 296 47 343

Job 1:15
And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Job 1:16
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Job 1:17
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Job 1:19
And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Job 8:10
Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?

Job 12:7
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:

Job 34:34
Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.