Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'sakes' occurs 41 times in the standard works.

6 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'sakes' in the standard works and contain 14.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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Rom. 11:28 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 9:10 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 17 0 17
NT 14 0 14
Mark 1 0 1
John 3 0 3
Rom. 2 0 2
1 Cor. 3 0 3
2 Cor. 3 0 3
1 Thes. 1 0 1
2 Tim. 1 0 1
BM 7 0 7
DC 3 0 3
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 41 0 41

Mark 6:26
And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

John 11:15
And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

John 12:30
Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.

John 17:19
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

Rom. 11:28
As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.

1 Cor. 4:6
And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.

1 Cor. 9:10
Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

2 Cor. 2:10
To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;

2 Cor. 4:15
For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.

2 Cor. 8:9
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

1 Thes. 3:9
For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

2 Tim. 2:10
Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.