Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'jesus' occurs 1276 times in the standard works.

524 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'jesus' in the standard works and contain 41.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 242 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 18:36-19:8 (13 in 12 verses)

3 Ne. 26:17-27:2 (8 in 7 verses)

Mark 10:47-52 (7 in 6 verses)

John 19:38-20:2 (7 in 7 verses)

2 Cor. 4:5-11 (7 in 7 verses)

John 20:12-17 (6 in 6 verses)

John 20:14-19 (6 in 6 verses)

Matt. 26:49-52 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Cor. 1:1-4 (5 in 4 verses)

Morm. 3:18-21 (5 in 4 verses)

John 4:46-50 (5 in 5 verses)

John 5:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

John 13:23-27 (5 in 5 verses)

John 18:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)


Eph. 1:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)

 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:

 1:2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

 1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,




1 Pet. 1:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 19:24-26 (4 in 3 verses)

Matt. 17:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

Luke 8:38-41 (4 in 4 verses)

John 1:42-45 (4 in 4 verses)

John 2:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

John 8:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

John 11:38-41 (4 in 4 verses)

John 20:29-21:1 (4 in 4 verses)

John 21:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

John 21:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

John 21:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Cor. 1:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

Col. 1:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 7:18-21 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 17:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 20:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

JS-M 1:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Cor. 5:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Philip. 1:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Thes. 1:12-2:1 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 1:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Tim. 1:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Pet. 1:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 8:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 14:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 15:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 17:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 2:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 5:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 8:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 9:41-43 (3 in 3 verses)

John 1:36-38 (3 in 3 verses)

John 4:53-5:1 (3 in 3 verses)

John 6:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

John 6:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

John 8:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

John 8:58-9:1 (3 in 3 verses)

John 11:44-46 (3 in 3 verses)

John 12:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

John 18:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

John 19:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

John 19:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 19:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Rom. 1:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Rom. 7:25-8:2 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 16:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Cor. 1:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Thes. 1:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Thes. 3:13-4:2 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Tim. 1:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 17:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 12:39-41 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 20:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 20:73-75 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 27:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 11:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 8:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 19:35 (2 in 1 verse)

John 18:15 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 12:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 4:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Gal. 2:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 4:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Jude 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 1:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 19:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 26:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 30:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 37:33 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 8:1 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 19:30 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 28:34 (2 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 3:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 21:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 136:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 1:25-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 4:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 8:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 9:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 9:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 9:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 16:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 17:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 18:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 20:34-21:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 21:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 24:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 26:63-64 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 26:75-27:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 27:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 27:54-55 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 27:57-58 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 28:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 1:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 5:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 9:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 11:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 11:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 12:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 14:72-15:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 4:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 7:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 8:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 10:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 18:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 22:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 22:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 23:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 23:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

John 1:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

John 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

John 4:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

John 4:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

John 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

John 10:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

John 12:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

John 12:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

John 13:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

John 18:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

John 18:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

John 18:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

John 18:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

John 18:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

John 19:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 19:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 15:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 15:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 16:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 6:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 6:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 2:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 6:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Philip. 2:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Thes. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Thes. 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Thes. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 6:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Tim. 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Philem. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 13:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 5:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 22:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 15:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 19:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 20:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 23:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 27:33-28:1 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

4 Ne. 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

4 Ne. 1:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 4:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 8:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 49:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 115:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 0 0
NT 984 0 984
Matt. 172 0 172
Mark 97 0 97
Luke 100 0 100
John 256 0 256
Acts 69 0 69
Rom. 38 0 38
1 Cor. 27 0 27
2 Cor. 20 0 20
Gal. 17 0 17
Eph. 21 0 21
Philip. 22 0 22
Col. 8 0 8
1 Thes. 17 0 17
2 Thes. 12 0 12
1 Tim. 14 0 14
2 Tim. 14 0 14
Titus 4 0 4
Philem. 7 0 7
Heb. 14 0 14
James 2 0 2
1 Pet. 11 0 11
2 Pet. 9 0 9
1 Jn. 12 0 12
2 Jn. 2 0 2
Jude 5 0 5
Rev. 14 0 14
BM 184 0 184
DC 97 0 97
PGP 11 0 11
TOTAL 1276 0 1276

Eph. 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Eph. 1:2
Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Eph. 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

Eph. 1:5
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Eph. 1:15
Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,

Eph. 1:17
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

Eph. 2:6
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

Eph. 2:7
That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

Eph. 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Eph. 2:13
But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Eph. 2:20
And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

Eph. 3:1
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

Eph. 3:9
And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

Eph. 3:11
According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

Eph. 3:14
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Eph. 3:21
Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

Eph. 4:21
If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

Eph. 5:20
Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Eph. 6:23
Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Eph. 6:24
Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.