Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'taking' occurs 42 times in the standard works.

4 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'taking' in the standard works and contain 9.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 128:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 6 0 6
NT 14 0 14
BM 15 7 22
1 Ne. 1 3 4
Jacob 2 0 2
Mosiah 0 1 1
Alma 8 3 11
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 2 0 2
Morm. 1 0 1
DC 6 2 8
PGP 1 1 2
TOTAL 42 10 52

1 Ne. 8:13
And as I cast my eyes round about, that perhaps I might discover my family also, I beheld a river of water; and it ran along, and it was near the tree of which I was partaking the fruit.

1 Ne. 8:27
And it was filled with people, both old and young, both male and female; and their manner of dress was exceedingly fine; and they were in the attitude of mocking and pointing their fingers towards those who had come at and were partaking of the fruit.

1 Ne. 8:33
And great was the multitude that did enter into that strange building. And after they did enter into that building they did point the finger of scorn at me and those that were partaking of the fruit also; but we heeded them not.

Mosiah 3:26
Therefore, they have drunk out of the cup of the wrath of God, which justice could no more deny unto them than it could deny that Adam should fall because of his partaking of the forbidden fruit; therefore, mercy could have claim on them no more forever.

Alma 12:22
Now Alma said unto him: This is the thing which I was about to explain. Now we see that Adam did fall by the partaking of the forbidden fruit, according to the word of God; and thus we see, that by his fall, all mankind became a lost and fallen people.

Alma 39:10
And I command you to take it upon you to counsel with your elder brothers in your undertakings; for behold, thou art in thy youth, and ye stand in need to be nourished by your brothers. And give heed to their counsel.

Alma 52:15
But behold, it came to pass in the twenty and seventh year of the reign of the judges, that Teancum, by the command of Moroni-- who had established armies to protect the south and the west borders of the land, and had begun his march towards the land Bountiful, that he might assist Teancum with his men in retaking the cities which they had lost--