Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'chosen' occurs 201 times in the standard works.

41 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'chosen' in the standard works and contain 20.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 17 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Cor. 1:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 16:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 28:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 6:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 13:3 (2 in 1 verse)

John 15:16 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 13:25 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 19:20 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 121:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 20:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 41:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 44:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 58:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 12:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 95:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)


D&C 105:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

 105:35 There has been a day of calling, but the time has come for a day of choosing; and let those be chosen that are worthy.

 105:36 And it shall be manifest unto my servant, by the voice of the Spirit, those that are chosen; and they shall be sanctified;




Moses 1:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 93 0 93
NT 30 0 30
BM 38 0 38
DC 34 0 34
PGP 6 0 6
TOTAL 201 0 201

D&C 1:4
And the voice of warning shall be unto all people, by the mouths of my disciples, whom I have chosen in these last days.

D&C 3:9
Behold, thou art Joseph, and thou wast chosen to do the work of the Lord, but because of transgression, if thou art not aware thou wilt fall.

D&C 3:10
But remember, God is merciful; therefore, repent of that which thou hast done which is contrary to the commandment which I gave you, and thou art still chosen, and art again called to the work;

D&C 19:9
I speak unto you that are chosen in this thing, even as one, that you may enter into my rest.

D&C 24:1
Behold, thou wast called and chosen to write the Book of Mormon, and to my ministry; and I have lifted thee up out of thine afflictions, and have counseled thee, that thou hast been delivered from all thine enemies, and thou hast been delivered from the powers of Satan and from darkness!

D&C 29:4
Verily, I say unto you that ye are chosen out of the world to declare my gospel with the sound of rejoicing, as with the voice of a trump.

D&C 51:3
Wherefore, let my servant Edward Partridge, and those whom he has chosen, in whom I am well pleased, appoint unto this people their portions, every man equal according to his family, according to his circumstances and his wants and needs.

D&C 52:1
Behold, thus saith the Lord unto the elders whom he hath called and chosen in these last days, by the voice of his Spirit--

D&C 52:21
Behold, this commandment is given unto all the elders whom I have chosen.

D&C 55:1
Behold, thus saith the Lord unto you, my servant William, yea, even the Lord of the whole earth, thou art called and chosen; and after thou hast been baptized by water, which if you do with an eye single to my glory, you shall have a remission of your sins and a reception of the Holy Spirit by the laying on of hands;

D&C 95:5
But behold, verily I say unto you, that there are many who have been ordained among you, whom I have called but few of them are chosen.

D&C 95:6
They who are not chosen have sinned a very grievous sin, in that they are walking in darkness at noon-day.

D&C 95:8
Yea, verily I say unto you, I gave unto you a commandment that you should build a house, in the which house I design to endow those whom I have chosen with power from on high;

D&C 102:3
Joseph Smith, Jun., Sidney Rigdon and Frederick G. Williams were acknowledged presidents by the voice of the council; and Joseph Smith, Sen., John Smith, Joseph Coe, John Johnson, Martin Harris, John S. Carter, Jared Carter, Oliver Cowdery, Samuel H. Smith, Orson Hyde, Sylvester Smith, and Luke Johnson, high priests, were chosen to be a standing council for the church, by the unanimous voice of the council.

D&C 105:35
There has been a day of calling, but the time has come for a day of choosing; and let those be chosen that are worthy.

D&C 105:36
And it shall be manifest unto my servant, by the voice of the Spirit, those that are chosen; and they shall be sanctified;

D&C 107:22
Of the Melchizedek Priesthood, three Presiding High Priests, chosen by the body, appointed and ordained to that office, and upheld by the confidence, faith, and prayer of the church, form a quorum of the Presidency of the Church.

D&C 107:40
The order of this priesthood was confirmed to be handed down from father to son, and rightly belongs to the literal descendants of the chosen seed, to whom the promises were made.

D&C 107:42
From Adam to Seth, who was ordained by Adam at the age of sixty-nine years, and was blessed by him three years previous to his (Adam's) death, and received the promise of God by his father, that his posterity should be the chosen of the Lord, and that they should be preserved unto the end of the earth;

D&C 107:69
Nevertheless a bishop must be chosen from the High Priesthood, unless he is a literal descendant of Aaron;

D&C 107:72
And also to be a judge in Israel, to do the business of the church, to sit in judgment upon transgressors upon testimony as it shall be laid before him according to the laws, by the assistance of his counselors, whom he has chosen or will choose among the elders of the church.

D&C 107:93
And it is according to the vision showing the order of the Seventy, that they should have seven presidents to preside over them, chosen out of the number of the seventy;

D&C 108:4
Wait patiently until the solemn assembly shall be called of my servants, then you shall be remembered with the first of mine elders, and receive right by ordination with the rest of mine elders whom I have chosen.

D&C 112:1
Verily thus saith the Lord unto you my servant Thomas: I have heard thy prayers; and thine alms have come up as a memorial before me, in behalf of those, thy brethren, who were chosen to bear testimony of my name and to send it abroad among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, and ordained through the instrumentality of my servants.

D&C 112:7
Therefore, gird up thy loins for the work. Let thy feet be shod also, for thou art chosen, and thy path lieth among the mountains, and among many nations.

D&C 112:16
Verily I say unto you, my servant Thomas, thou art the man whom I have chosen to hold the keys of my kingdom, as pertaining to the Twelve, abroad among all nations--

D&C 121:34
Behold, there are many called, but few are chosen. And why are they not chosen?

D&C 121:40
Hence many are called, but few are chosen.

D&C 124:26
And send ye swift messengers, yea, chosen messengers, and say unto them: Come ye, with all your gold, and your silver, and your precious stones, and with all your antiquities; and with all who have knowledge of antiquities, that will come, may come, and bring the box tree, and the fir tree, and the pine tree, together with all the precious trees of the earth;

D&C 124:43
And ye shall build it on the place where you have contemplated building it, for that is the spot which I have chosen for you to build it.

D&C 124:76
Let his family rejoice and turn away their hearts from affliction; for I have chosen him and anointed him, and he shall be honored in the midst of his house, for I will forgive all his sins, saith the Lord. Amen.

D&C 138:31
And the chosen messengers went forth to declare the acceptable day of the Lord and proclaim liberty to the captives who were bound, even unto all who would repent of their sins and receive the gospel.

D&C 138:55
I observed that they were also among the noble and great ones who were chosen in the beginning to be rulers in the Church of God.