Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'prayed' occurs 102 times in the standard works.

17 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'prayed' in the standard works and contain 16.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 7 minutes to read the entire list.

To learn more about emphasis scriptures click here.

Expand All

3 Ne. 19:31-34 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 18:21 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 17:15 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 6:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

James 5:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Enos 1:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 31 0 31
NT 34 0 34
BM 34 0 34
1 Ne. 6 0 6
Enos 2 0 2
Mosiah 2 0 2
Alma 8 0 8
3 Ne. 14 0 14
Ether 1 0 1
Moro. 1 0 1
DC 1 0 1
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 102 0 102

Alma 2:28
Nevertheless, the Nephites being strengthened by the hand of the Lord, having prayed mightily to him that he would deliver them out of the hands of their enemies, therefore the Lord did hear their cries, and did strengthen them, and the Lamanites and the Amlicites did fall before them.

Alma 5:46
Behold, I say unto you they are made known unto me by the Holy Spirit of God. Behold, I have fasted and prayed many days that I might know these things of myself. And now I do know of myself that they are true; for the Lord God hath made them manifest unto me by his Holy Spirit; and this is the spirit of revelation which is in me.

Alma 17:9
And it came to pass that they journeyed many days in the wilderness, and they fasted much and prayed much that the Lord would grant unto them a portion of his Spirit to go with them, and abide with them, that they might be an instrument in the hands of God to bring, if it were possible, their brethren, the Lamanites, to the knowledge of the truth, to the knowledge of the baseness of the traditions of their fathers, which were not correct.

Alma 31:38
And the Lord provided for them that they should hunger not, neither should they thirst; yea, and he also gave them strength, that they should suffer no manner of afflictions, save it were swallowed up in the joy of Christ. Now this was according to the prayer of Alma; and this because he prayed in faith.

Alma 33:4
For he said: Thou art merciful, O God, for thou hast heard my prayer, even when I was in the wilderness; yea, thou wast merciful when I prayed concerning those who were mine enemies, and thou didst turn them to me.

Alma 33:7
And when I did turn unto my closet, O Lord, and prayed unto thee, thou didst hear me.

Alma 46:13
And he fastened on his head-plate, and his breastplate, and his shields, and girded on his armor about his loins; and he took the pole, which had on the end thereof his rent coat, (and he called it the title of liberty) and he bowed himself to the earth, and he prayed mightily unto his God for the blessings of liberty to rest upon his brethren, so long as there should a band of Christians remain to possess the land--

Alma 46:16
And therefore, at this time, Moroni prayed that the cause of the Christians, and the freedom of the land might be favored.