Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'used' occurs 36 times in the standard works.

7 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'used' in the standard works and contain 19.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 89:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 33:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 24:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 12 127 139
NT 10 27 37
Matt. 0 2 2
Mark 1 1 2
Luke 0 7 7
John 0 1 1
Acts 3 9 12
Rom. 1 0 1
1 Cor. 2 0 2
2 Cor. 0 2 2
1 Thes. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 1 1 2
Titus 0 1 1
Heb. 1 2 3
Rev. 0 1 1
BM 4 171 175
DC 8 17 25
PGP 2 13 15
TOTAL 36 355 391

Matt. 1:18
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

Matt. 27:12
And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

Mark 2:18
And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

Mark 15:3
And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.

Luke 1:27
To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

Luke 2:5
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

Luke 3:15
And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

Luke 14:18
And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

Luke 14:19
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

Luke 16:1
And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

Luke 23:10
And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.

John 11:37
And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?

Acts 7:35
This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.

Acts 8:9
But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

Acts 15:3
And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

Acts 19:19
Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

Acts 19:32
Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.

Acts 22:30
On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

Acts 23:28
And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

Acts 23:29
Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

Acts 25:16
To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.

Acts 26:2
I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:

Acts 26:7
Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.

Acts 27:17
Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.

Rom. 3:13
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

1 Cor. 9:12
If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

1 Cor. 9:15
But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

2 Cor. 2:5
But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.

2 Cor. 11:2
For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

1 Thes. 2:5
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness; God is witness:

1 Tim. 3:13
For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

1 Tim. 4:4
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

Titus 1:6
If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

Heb. 10:33
Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.

Heb. 11:24
By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;

Heb. 12:25
See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

Rev. 12:10
And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.