Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'leap' occurs 11 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 'leap' in the standard works and contain 18.2% 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 42:51 (2 in 1 verse)

 42:51 The lame who hath faith to leap shall leap.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 8 6 14
NT 1 6 7
BM 0 1 1
DC 2 1 3
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 11 14 25

Gen. 31:10
And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled.

Gen. 31:12
And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.

Lev. 11:21
Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;

Deut. 33:22
And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.

2 Sam. 6:16
And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.

2 Sam. 22:30
For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.

1 Kgs. 18:26
And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.

Job 41:19
Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.

Ps. 18:29
For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

Ps. 68:16
Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever.

Song. 2:8
The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.

Isa. 35:6
Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

Joel 2:5
Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

Zeph. 1:9
In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.

Luke 1:41
And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

Luke 1:44
For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

Luke 6:23
Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

Acts 3:8
And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

Acts 14:10
Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.

Acts 19:16
And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

Alma 15:11
And when Alma had said these words, Zeezrom leaped upon his feet, and began to walk; and this was done to the great astonishment of all the people; and the knowledge of this went forth throughout all the land of Sidom.

D&C 42:51
The lame who hath faith to leap shall leap.

D&C 135:1
To seal the testimony of this book and the Book of Mormon, we announce the martyrdom of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and Hyrum Smith the Patriarch. They were shot in Carthage jail, on the 27th of June, 1844, about five o'clock p.m., by an armed mob-- painted black-- of from 150 to 200 persons. Hyrum was shot first and fell calmly, exclaiming: I am a dead man! Joseph leaped from the window, and was shot dead in the attempt, exclaiming: O Lord my God! They were both shot after they were dead, in a brutal manner, and both received four balls.