Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'right' occurs 482 times in the standard works.

132 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'right' in the standard works and contain 27.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 50 minutes to read the entire list.

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Lev. 8:23-26 (8 in 4 verses)

Lev. 14:14-17 (7 in 4 verses)

Lev. 14:25-28 (7 in 4 verses)

D&C 134:7-12 (6 in 6 verses)

Ex. 29:20-22 (5 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:8-12 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 9:8-9 (4 in 2 verses)

Ps. 144:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 48:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 118:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:28-29 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Abr. 1:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 4:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 68:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 13:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 15:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 7:39 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 22:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 3:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 34:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 9:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 11:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 7:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 7:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 56:40 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 24:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 48:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 7:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 42:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 16:11-17:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 109:31-110:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 47:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 5:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 25:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 2:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 1:20-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 134:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:56-57 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 293 583 876
NT 66 182 248
Matt. 14 20 34
Mark 8 3 11
Luke 9 11 20
John 2 5 7
Acts 10 7 17
Rom. 1 51 52
1 Cor. 0 3 3
2 Cor. 1 8 9
Gal. 1 5 6
Eph. 2 3 5
Philip. 0 4 4
Col. 1 0 1
2 Thes. 0 5 5
1 Tim. 0 2 2
2 Tim. 0 5 5
Titus 0 2 2
Heb. 6 12 18
James 0 4 4
1 Pet. 1 5 6
2 Pet. 1 8 9
1 Jn. 0 10 10
Rev. 9 9 18
BM 52 281 333
DC 55 100 155
PGP 16 24 40
TOTAL 482 1170 1652

Matt. 3:15
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

Matt. 5:6
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Matt. 5:10
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matt. 5:20
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Matt. 5:29
And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

Matt. 5:30
And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

Matt. 5:39
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Matt. 6:3
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

Matt. 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matt. 9:13
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Matt. 10:41
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

Matt. 13:17
For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

Matt. 13:43
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Matt. 17:5
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

Matt. 20:4
And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

Matt. 20:7
They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.

Matt. 20:21
And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.

Matt. 20:23
And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.

Matt. 21:32
For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

Matt. 22:44
The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?

Matt. 23:28
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Matt. 23:29
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,

Matt. 23:35
That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

Matt. 25:33
And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

Matt. 25:34
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

Matt. 25:37
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

Matt. 25:46
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Matt. 26:64
Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

Matt. 27:29
And when they had plaited a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

Matt. 27:38
Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.