Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'took' occurs 907 times in the standard works.

226 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'took' in the standard works and contain 24.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 101 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 31:6-7 (5 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:63-65 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 13:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 38:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Matt. 25:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 14:26 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 16:7 (3 in 1 verse)

Deut. 2:34-35 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 24:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 8:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 31:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 9:48-50 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 5:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 2:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 25:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 52:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 20:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Heb. 2:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Abr. 2:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 22:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 43:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 4:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 3:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 4:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 12:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 30:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 10:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Omni 1:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 14:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 15:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 55:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 56:57 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 2:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 14:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:67-25:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 31:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 32:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 34:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 34:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 13:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 14:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 8:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 8:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 3:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 10:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 24:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 32:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 7:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 10:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 11:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 7:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 12:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 19:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 31:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 8:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 12:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 20:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 3:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 10:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 12:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 14:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 16:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 25:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 11:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 25:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 37:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 52:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 14:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 15:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 16:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 26:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 27:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 27:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 12:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 14:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 10:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 18:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 21:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 23:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 24:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 27:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 44:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 47:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 53:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 63:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 587 13 600
NT 164 0 164
BM 130 3 133
1 Ne. 11 3 14
2 Ne. 1 0 1
Jacob 3 0 3
Omni 2 0 2
W of M 1 0 1
Mosiah 21 0 21
Alma 77 0 77
Hel. 4 0 4
3 Ne. 2 0 2
Morm. 1 0 1
Ether 4 0 4
Moro. 3 0 3
DC 3 2 5
PGP 23 1 24
TOTAL 907 19 926

1 Ne. 2:4
And it came to pass that he departed into the wilderness. And he left his house, and the land of his inheritance, and his gold, and his silver, and his precious things, and took nothing with him, save it were his family, and provisions, and tents, and departed into the wilderness.

1 Ne. 3:9
And I, Nephi, and my brethren took our journey in the wilderness, with our tents, to go up to the land of Jerusalem.

1 Ne. 4:18
Therefore I did obey the voice of the Spirit, and took Laban by the hair of the head, and I smote off his head with his own sword.

1 Ne. 4:19
And after I had smitten off his head with his own sword, I took the garments of Laban and put them upon mine own body; yea, even every whit; and I did gird on his armor about my loins.

1 Ne. 4:38
And it came to pass that we took the plates of brass and the servant of Laban, and departed into the wilderness, and journeyed unto the tent of our father.

1 Ne. 5:10
And after they had given thanks unto the God of Israel, my father, Lehi, took the records which were engraven upon the plates of brass, and he did search them from the beginning.

1 Ne. 7:5
And it came to pass that the Lord did soften the heart of Ishmael, and also his household, insomuch that they took their journey with us down into the wilderness to the tent of our father.

1 Ne. 8:12
And as I partook of the fruit thereof it filled my soul with exceedingly great joy; wherefore, I began to be desirous that my family should partake of it also; for I knew that it was desirable above all other fruit.

1 Ne. 8:30
But, to be short in writing, behold, he saw other multitudes pressing forward; and they came and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron; and they did press their way forward, continually holding fast to the rod of iron, until they came forth and fell down and partook of the fruit of the tree.

1 Ne. 8:35
And Laman and Lemuel partook not of the fruit, said my father.

1 Ne. 16:7
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, took one of the daughters of Ishmael to wife; and also, my brethren took of the daughters of Ishmael to wife; and also Zoram took the eldest daughter of Ishmael to wife.

1 Ne. 18:21
And it came to pass after they had loosed me, behold, I took the compass, and it did work whither I desired it. And it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord; and after I had prayed the winds did cease, and the storm did cease, and there was a great calm.