Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'desire' occurs 230 times in the standard works.

48 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'desire' in the standard works and contain 20.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 20 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 44:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 5:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 5:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 11:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 92:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Philip. 4:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 8:10 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:8 (2 in 1 verse)


Gal. 4:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

 4:20 I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.

 4:21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?




Gal. 6:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 18:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 20:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 77 43 120
NT 34 31 65
Matt. 0 3 3
Mark 4 1 5
Luke 3 8 11
John 0 1 1
Acts 2 12 14
Rom. 2 0 2
1 Cor. 1 1 2
2 Cor. 4 2 6
Gal. 5 0 5
Eph. 1 1 2
Philip. 3 0 3
Col. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 1 1 2
Heb. 2 0 2
James 1 0 1
1 Pet. 2 0 2
1 Jn. 0 1 1
Rev. 1 0 1
BM 89 116 205
DC 27 37 64
PGP 3 3 6
TOTAL 230 230 460

Gal. 4:9
But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?

Gal. 4:20
I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.

Gal. 4:21
Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?

Gal. 6:12
As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.

Gal. 6:13
For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.