Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'may' occurs 2019 times in the standard works.

978 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'may' in the standard works and contain 48.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 367 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 109:50-79 (30 in 30 verses)

D&C 109:9-33 (25 in 25 verses)

Jacob 5:53-66 (19 in 14 verses)

D&C 20:77-84 (10 in 8 verses)

Alma 13:22-30 (9 in 9 verses)

Hel. 5:6-8 (8 in 3 verses)

John 17:21-26 (8 in 6 verses)

Mosiah 18:8-13 (8 in 6 verses)

3 Ne. 19:23-29 (8 in 7 verses)

Moro. 7:15-21 (8 in 7 verses)

D&C 88:120-126 (8 in 7 verses)

D&C 101:92-95 (7 in 4 verses)

Deut. 5:31-6:3 (7 in 6 verses)

Alma 20:22-27 (7 in 6 verses)

Alma 31:30-35 (7 in 6 verses)

D&C 57:5-10 (7 in 6 verses)

D&C 57:8-13 (7 in 6 verses)

3 Ne. 21:1-7 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 44:5-45:5 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 124:91-97 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 127:1-7 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 29:17 (6 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 7:32-35 (6 in 4 verses)

Alma 22:15-18 (6 in 4 verses)

Ether 8:23-26 (6 in 4 verses)

D&C 124:19-23 (6 in 5 verses)

D&C 20:64-69 (6 in 6 verses)

Lev. 25:48-49 (5 in 2 verses)

D&C 65:5-6 (5 in 2 verses)

Ps. 144:12-14 (5 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 6:6-8 (5 in 3 verses)

Alma 7:12-14 (5 in 3 verses)

Morm. 9:35-37 (5 in 3 verses)

Moro. 4:3-5:2 (5 in 3 verses)

Moro. 9:24-26 (5 in 3 verses)

D&C 121:12-14 (5 in 3 verses)

Num. 27:17-20 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 136:29-32 (5 in 4 verses)

Isa. 41:22-26 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 24:11 (4 in 1 verse)

W of M 1:2 (4 in 1 verse)

Moro. 7:48 (4 in 1 verse)

Rom. 15:31-32 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 4:31-32 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:26-27 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:38-39 (4 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 16:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:38-39 (4 in 2 verses)

Deut. 31:12-14 (4 in 3 verses)

Eph. 6:19-21 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 37:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 45:72-74 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 46:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 101:64-66 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 105:30-32 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 124:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 28:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Lev. 25:29-32 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 16:25-28 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 42:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Cor. 8:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 7:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

Morm. 5:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

Moro. 7:31-34 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 10:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 72:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 96:8-97:2 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 124:123-126 (4 in 4 verses)

Ps. 106:5 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 36:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 14:11 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 14:31 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 16:38 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 10:25 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:9 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 5:15 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 14:11 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 58:41 (3 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 11:14 (3 in 1 verse)

Ether 2:11 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:5 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 46:29 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 63:27 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 64:13 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 133:9 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 8:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 23:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 28:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 22:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 9:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Amos 8:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Rom. 1:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Philip. 1:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 29:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 3:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 27:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:42-43 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 4:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 5:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:91-92 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 82:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:74-75 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 90:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 25:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 5:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 17:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:41-43 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 6:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 5:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 5:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 2:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 4:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 20:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 34:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 61:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 14:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 29:9-30:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 3:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 43:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 64:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 78:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 84:104-106 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 101:43-45 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 124:135-137 (3 in 3 verses)

Abr. 3:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 16:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 27:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 27:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 7:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 10:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 32:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 33:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 11:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 11:47 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 17:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 22:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 22:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 30:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 2:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 2:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 29:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 16:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 8:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 18:21 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:43 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 21:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 35:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 36:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 39:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 10:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 30:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 60:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 66:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 9:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 29:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Hab. 2:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 4:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 21:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 3:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 16:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 11:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Philip. 2:28 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 4:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 5:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 22:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 2:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 9:46 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 11:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 20:2 (2 in 1 verse)

W of M 1:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 5:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 20:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 24:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 17:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 33:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:24 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 27:20 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 28:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 6:19 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 8:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:19 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:63 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 14:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 15:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 16:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 17:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 18:44 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 19:27 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 27:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 29:33 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 35:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 42:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:61 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 50:25 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 59:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 82:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:110 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 90:23 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 93:19 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 95:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:74 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:78 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 104:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 105:10 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 119:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 123:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:55 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 130:23 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:63 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 8:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 9:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 10:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 30:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 10:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 11:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 15:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 35:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 4:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 11:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 14:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 17:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 19:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 19:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 30:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 20:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 9:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 11:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 16:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 24:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 38:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 60:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 61:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 107:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 43:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 21:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 21:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 43:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Mal. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 20:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 22:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

John 13:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 4:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 8:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 14:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 16:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 5:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 3:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 4:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Philip. 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Philip. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Thes. 3:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 4:16-5:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 12:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 3:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 20:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 44:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 24:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 29:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 3:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 55:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 85:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:84-85 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:129-130 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 105:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 115:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:60-61 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 129:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 131:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 743 133 876
NT 284 13 297
Matt. 17 0 17
Mark 16 1 17
Luke 22 2 24
John 37 0 37
Acts 16 3 19
Rom. 22 0 22
1 Cor. 31 1 32
2 Cor. 20 0 20
Gal. 1 0 1
Eph. 15 1 16
Philip. 15 0 15
Col. 4 0 4
1 Thes. 3 0 3
2 Thes. 5 0 5
1 Tim. 7 1 8
2 Tim. 7 0 7
Titus 5 0 5
Philem. 1 0 1
Heb. 9 0 9
James 5 0 5
1 Pet. 10 0 10
2 Pet. 3 0 3
1 Jn. 7 0 7
2 Jn. 1 0 1
3 Jn. 0 1 1
Rev. 5 3 8
BM 513 9 522
DC 454 15 469
PGP 25 4 29
TOTAL 2019 174 2193

Rom. 1:11
For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

Rom. 1:12
That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

Rom. 1:19
Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

Rom. 3:8
And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

Rom. 3:19
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

Rom. 6:1
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

Rom. 8:17
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

Rom. 11:10
Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.

Rom. 11:14
If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.

Rom. 11:31
Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.

Rom. 12:2
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Rom. 14:2
For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

Rom. 14:19
Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

Rom. 15:6
That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Rom. 15:13
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Rom. 15:17
I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.

Rom. 15:31
That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;

Rom. 15:32
That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.