Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'watch' occurs 96 times in the standard works.

26 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'watch' in the standard works and contain 27.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 11 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Kgs. 11:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 13:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 7:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 130:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Hab. 2:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 12:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 2:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 24:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 26:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 27:65-66 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 14:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 31 51 82
NT 30 15 45
BM 22 9 31
DC 11 15 26
PGP 2 2 4
TOTAL 96 92 188

D&C 20:42
And to teach, expound, exhort, baptize, and watch over the church;

D&C 20:53
The teacher's duty is to watch over the church always, and be with and strengthen them;

D&C 35:19
Wherefore, watch over him that his faith fail not, and it shall be given by the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, that knoweth all things.

D&C 38:21
But, verily I say unto you that in time ye shall have no king nor ruler, for I will be your king and watch over you.

D&C 46:27
And unto the bishop of the church, and unto such as God shall appoint and ordain to watch over the church and to be elders unto the church, are to have it given unto them to discern all those gifts lest there shall be any among you professing and yet be not of God.

D&C 50:46
Watch, therefore, that ye may be ready. Even so. Amen.

D&C 52:39
Let the residue of the elders watch over the churches, and declare the word in the regions round about them; and let them labor with their own hands that there be no idolatry nor wickedness practiced.

D&C 82:5
Therefore, what I say unto one I say unto all: Watch, for the adversary spreadeth his dominions, and darkness reigneth;

D&C 84:111
And behold, the high priests should travel, and also the elders, and also the lesser priests; but the deacons and teachers should be appointed to watch over the church, to be standing ministers unto the church.

D&C 101:12
And in that day all who are found upon the watch-tower, or in other words, all mine Israel, shall be saved.

D&C 133:11
Watch, therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour.