Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'chief' occurs 377 times in the standard works.

117 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'chief' in the standard works and contain 31% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 51 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Chr. 15:5-10 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 60:36-61:2 (5 in 3 verses)

Gen. 40:20-23 (5 in 4 verses)

Acts 22:26-30 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 3:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 47:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 43:44 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 9:33-34 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 3:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 23:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 24:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 26:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 26:31-27:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 12:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 19:47-20:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 21:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 23:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 9:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 40:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 36:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 11:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 8:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 2:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 48:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 41:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 25:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 11:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 23:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 8:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 7:28-8:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 8:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:70-71 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 38:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 15:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 23:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 27:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 51:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 172 56 228
NT 111 8 119
Matt. 20 0 20
Mark 16 1 17
Luke 20 0 20
John 11 0 11
Acts 39 2 41
Rom. 0 1 1
2 Cor. 0 2 2
Eph. 1 0 1
Philip. 0 1 1
1 Tim. 1 0 1
1 Pet. 2 0 2
2 Pet. 0 1 1
Rev. 1 0 1
BM 94 7 101
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 377 71 448

Luke 9:22
Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.

Luke 11:15
But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.

Luke 14:1
And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.

Luke 14:7
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

Luke 19:2
And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

Luke 19:47
And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,

Luke 20:1
And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,

Luke 20:19
And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

Luke 20:46
Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

Luke 22:2
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

Luke 22:4
And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.

Luke 22:26
But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

Luke 22:52
Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?

Luke 22:66
And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,

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

Luke 23:10
And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.

Luke 23:13
And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

Luke 23:23
And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

Luke 24:20
And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.