Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'congregations' occurs 14 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 'congregations' in the standard works and contain 42.9% 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 61:30-33 (4 in 4 verses)


D&C 60:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

 60:13 Behold, they have been sent to preach my gospel among the congregations of the wicked; wherefore, I give unto them a commandment, thus: Thou shalt not idle away thy time, neither shalt thou bury thy talent that it may not be known.

 60:14 And after thou hast come up unto the land of Zion, and hast proclaimed my word, thou shalt speedily return, proclaiming my word among the congregations of the wicked, not in haste, neither in wrath nor with strife.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 3 0 3
NT 0 0 0
BM 1 0 1
DC 10 0 10
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 14 0 14

Ps. 26:12
My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the Lord.

Ps. 68:26
Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

Ps. 74:4
Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.

Alma 33:9
Yea, O God, thou hast been merciful unto me, and heard my cries in the midst of thy congregations.

D&C 60:8
And let the residue take their journey from St. Louis, two by two, and preach the word, not in haste, among the congregations of the wicked, until they return to the churches from whence they came.

D&C 60:13
Behold, they have been sent to preach my gospel among the congregations of the wicked; wherefore, I give unto them a commandment, thus: Thou shalt not idle away thy time, neither shalt thou bury thy talent that it may not be known.

D&C 60:14
And after thou hast come up unto the land of Zion, and hast proclaimed my word, thou shalt speedily return, proclaiming my word among the congregations of the wicked, not in haste, neither in wrath nor with strife.

D&C 61:30
And again, verily I say unto you, my servants, Sidney Rigdon, Joseph Smith, Jun., and Oliver Cowdery, shall not open their mouths in the congregations of the wicked until they arrive at Cincinnati;

D&C 61:32
And from thence let them journey for the congregations of their brethren, for their labors even now are wanted more abundantly among them than among the congregations of the wicked.

D&C 61:33
And now, concerning the residue, let them journey and declare the word among the congregations of the wicked, inasmuch as it is given;

D&C 62:5
And then you may return to bear record, yea, even altogether, or two by two, as seemeth you good, it mattereth not unto me; only be faithful, and declare glad tidings unto the inhabitants of the earth, or among the congregations of the wicked.

D&C 68:1
My servant, Orson Hyde, was called by his ordination to proclaim the everlasting gospel, by the Spirit of the living God, from people to people, and from land to land, in the congregations of the wicked, in their synagogues, reasoning with and expounding all scriptures unto them.

D&C 103:29
It is my will that my servant Sidney Rigdon shall lift up his voice in the congregations in the eastern countries, in preparing the churches to keep the commandments which I have given unto them concerning the restoration and redemption of Zion.