Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'wait' occurs 131 times in the standard works.

22 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'wait' in the standard works and contain 16.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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Judg. 20:36-38 (4 in 3 verses)

Ps. 10:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 27:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 130:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 30:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 6:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 9:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 3:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 5:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 90 39 129
NT 16 16 32
Mark 1 1 2
Luke 2 4 6
John 0 1 1
Acts 7 4 11
Rom. 2 2 4
1 Cor. 1 1 2
Gal. 1 0 1
Eph. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 1 0 1
2 Thes. 0 1 1
James 0 1 1
1 Pet. 0 1 1
BM 16 10 26
DC 9 15 24
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 131 80 211

Mark 3:9
And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

Mark 15:43
Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

Luke 1:21
And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

Luke 2:25
And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

Luke 8:40
And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.

Luke 11:54
Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

Luke 12:36
And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

Luke 23:51
(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.

John 5:3
In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

Acts 1:4
And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

Acts 9:24
But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.

Acts 10:7
And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

Acts 10:24
And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.

Acts 17:16
Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.

Acts 20:3
And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.

Acts 20:19
Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:

Acts 23:16
And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.

Acts 23:21
But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.

Acts 23:30
And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.

Acts 25:3
And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

Rom. 8:19
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

Rom. 8:23
And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

Rom. 8:25
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

Rom. 12:7
Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

1 Cor. 1:7
So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

1 Cor. 9:13
Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?

Gal. 5:5
For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

Eph. 4:14
That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

1 Thes. 1:10
And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

2 Thes. 3:5
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

James 5:7
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

1 Pet. 3:20
Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.