Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'bidden' occurs 16 times in the standard works.

6 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'bidden' in the standard works and contain 37.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Luke 14:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

Matt. 22:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 3 2 5
NT 11 1 12
BM 2 22 24
1 Ne. 0 2 2
2 Ne. 1 5 6
Mosiah 0 1 1
Alma 0 1 1
Hel. 1 1 2
3 Ne. 0 3 3
4 Ne. 0 1 1
Morm. 0 4 4
Ether 0 4 4
DC 0 3 3
PGP 0 4 4
TOTAL 16 32 48

Ether 4:1
And the Lord commanded the brother of Jared to go down out of the mount from the presence of the Lord, and write the things which he had seen; and they were forbidden to come unto the children of men until after that he should be lifted up upon the cross; and for this cause did king Mosiah keep them, that they should not come unto the world until after Christ should show himself unto his people.

Ether 5:1
And now I, Moroni, have written the words which were commanded me, according to my memory; and I have told you the things which I have sealed up; therefore touch them not in order that ye may translate; for that thing is forbidden you, except by and by it shall be wisdom in God.

Ether 8:19
For the Lord worketh not in secret combinations, neither doth he will that man should shed blood, but in all things hath forbidden it, from the beginning of man.

Ether 13:13
And I was about to write more, but I am forbidden; but great and marvelous were the prophecies of Ether; but they esteemed him as naught, and cast him out; and he hid himself in the cavity of a rock by day, and by night he went forth viewing the things which should come upon the people.