Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'accept' occurs 38 times in the standard works.

4 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'accept' in the standard works and contain 10.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 20:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

 20:40 For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord God, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.

 20:41 I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.




D&C 115:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 24 35 59
Gen. 1 2 3
Ex. 1 1 2
Lev. 2 10 12
Deut. 1 1 2
1 Sam. 1 2 3
2 Sam. 1 0 1
Esth. 0 1 1
Job 4 2 6
Ps. 3 2 5
Prov. 1 2 3
Eccl. 0 2 2
Isa. 0 5 5
Jer. 2 3 5
Ezek. 3 0 3
Dan. 0 1 1
Hosea 0 1 1
Amos 1 0 1
Mal. 3 0 3
NT 1 27 28
BM 2 2 4
DC 10 27 37
PGP 1 2 3
TOTAL 38 93 131

Ezek. 20:40
For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord God, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.

Ezek. 20:41
I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.

Ezek. 43:27
And when these days are expired, it shall be, that upon the eighth day, and so forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar, and your peace offerings; and I will accept you, saith the Lord God.