Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'sheep' occurs 218 times in the standard works.

73 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'sheep' in the standard works and contain 33.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 35 minutes to read the entire list.

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John 10:2-16 (15 in 15 verses)

Gen. 29:6-10 (5 in 5 verses)

Ex. 22:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 34:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 25:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 5:37-39 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 30:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 22:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 29:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 30:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 22:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 31:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 18:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 15:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 53:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 12:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 18:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 25:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

John 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

John 10:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

John 21:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 14:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:59-60 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 15:24-16:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:59-60 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 145 10 155
Gen. 17 1 18
Ex. 11 0 11
Lev. 6 0 6
Num. 10 1 11
Deut. 13 0 13
Josh. 2 0 2
Judg. 1 1 2
1 Sam. 21 1 22
2 Sam. 3 3 6
1 Kgs. 7 0 7
2 Kgs. 1 1 2
1 Chr. 4 1 5
2 Chr. 10 0 10
Neh. 4 0 4
Job 4 0 4
Ps. 11 1 12
Song. 2 0 2
Isa. 5 0 5
Jer. 4 0 4
Ezek. 4 0 4
Hosea 1 0 1
Joel 1 0 1
Micah 2 0 2
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 43 2 45
BM 26 0 26
DC 3 0 3
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 218 12 230

Ps. 8:7
All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

Ps. 44:11
Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.

Ps. 44:22
Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

Ps. 49:14
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

Ps. 74:1
O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

Ps. 78:52
But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

Ps. 79:13
So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.

Ps. 95:7
For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,

Ps. 100:3
Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Ps. 119:176
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

Ps. 144:13
That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: