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
Matt. 1 0 1
Mark 1 0 1
Luke 3 0 3
John 1 0 1
Rom. 2 0 2
2 Cor. 2 0 2
Eph. 1 0 1
2 Thes. 1 0 1
1 Pet. 1 0 1
3 Jn. 1 0 1
BM 15 7 22
DC 6 2 8
PGP 1 1 2
TOTAL 42 10 52

Matt. 6:27
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

Mark 13:34
For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

Luke 4:5
And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

Luke 12:25
And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?

Luke 19:22
And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

John 11:13
Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

Rom. 7:8
But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

Rom. 7:11
For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.

2 Cor. 2:13
I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.

2 Cor. 11:8
I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.

Eph. 6:16
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

2 Thes. 1:8
In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

1 Pet. 5:2
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

3 Jn. 1:7
Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.