Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'follow' occurs 133 times in the standard works.

21 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'follow' in the standard works and contain 15.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 31:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

John 13:36-37 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:41 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 58:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 7:11 (2 in 1 verse)


Ex. 21:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

 21:22 If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

 21:23 And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,




John 10:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 35 88 123
Gen. 4 3 7
Ex. 6 0 6
Num. 0 4 4
Deut. 2 4 6
Josh. 0 8 8
Judg. 3 4 7
Ruth 0 2 2
1 Sam. 2 10 12
2 Sam. 1 13 14
1 Kgs. 4 11 15
2 Kgs. 1 9 10
1 Chr. 0 2 2
2 Chr. 0 3 3
Neh. 0 1 1
Ps. 5 5 10
Prov. 0 4 4
Isa. 2 1 3
Jer. 2 0 2
Ezek. 1 2 3
Hosea 2 1 3
Amos 0 1 1
NT 51 87 138
BM 32 20 52
DC 14 13 27
PGP 1 7 8
TOTAL 133 215 348

Ex. 11:8
And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

Ex. 14:4
And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so.

Ex. 14:17
And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

Ex. 21:22
If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

Ex. 21:23
And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

Ex. 23:2
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: