Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'build' occurs 271 times in the standard works.

98 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'build' in the standard works and contain 36.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 44 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Chr. 2:1-6 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:16-19 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 6:5-9 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 124:30-33 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezra 4:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:38-39 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 5:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 22:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 4:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 10:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 10:54-56 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 127:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 15:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 18:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 95:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 27:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 5:18-6:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 22:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 28:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 3:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 65:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 6:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 53:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

4 Ne. 1:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 10:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 115:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 125:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 146 97 243
NT 16 25 41
Matt. 3 3 6
Mark 1 4 5
Luke 5 2 7
John 0 1 1
Acts 4 1 5
Rom. 1 0 1
1 Cor. 1 4 5
2 Cor. 0 1 1
Gal. 1 0 1
Eph. 0 2 2
Heb. 0 4 4
1 Pet. 0 1 1
Jude 0 1 1
Rev. 0 1 1
BM 48 30 78
DC 61 22 83
PGP 0 3 3
TOTAL 271 177 448

Acts 4:11
This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

Acts 7:49
Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?

Acts 15:16
After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

Acts 20:32
And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.