Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'bishops' occurs 6 times in the standard works.

2 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'bishops' in the standard works and contain 33.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 1 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 107:74-75 (2 in 2 verses)

 107:74 Thus shall he be a judge, even a common judge among the inhabitants of Zion, or in a stake of Zion, or in any branch of the church where he shall be set apart unto this ministry, until the borders of Zion are enlarged and it becomes necessary to have other bishops or judges in Zion or elsewhere.

 107:75 And inasmuch as there are other bishops appointed they shall act in the same office.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 0 0
NT 1 0 1
BM 0 0 0
DC 5 0 5
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 6 0 6

Philip. 1:1
Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

D&C 20:66
But the presiding elders, traveling bishops, high councilors, high priests, and elders, may have the privilege of ordaining, where there is no branch of the church that a vote may be called.

D&C 68:14
There remain hereafter, in the due time of the Lord, other bishops to be set apart unto the church, to minister even according to the first;

D&C 72:20
And again, let my servants who are appointed as stewards over the literary concerns of my church have claim for assistance upon the bishop or bishops in all things--

D&C 107:74
Thus shall he be a judge, even a common judge among the inhabitants of Zion, or in a stake of Zion, or in any branch of the church where he shall be set apart unto this ministry, until the borders of Zion are enlarged and it becomes necessary to have other bishops or judges in Zion or elsewhere.

D&C 107:75
And inasmuch as there are other bishops appointed they shall act in the same office.