Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'apostles' occurs 105 times in the standard works.

22 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'apostles' in the standard works and contain 21% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 10 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 84:63-64 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 4:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 11:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 13:39-41 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Cor. 11:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 136:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 2:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 15:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)


1 Cor. 12:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

 12:29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 0 0
NT 60 4 64
Matt. 1 0 1
Mark 1 0 1
Luke 6 0 6
Acts 30 1 31
Rom. 1 1 2
1 Cor. 6 1 7
2 Cor. 4 0 4
Gal. 2 1 3
Eph. 3 0 3
1 Thes. 1 0 1
2 Pet. 1 0 1
Jude 1 0 1
Rev. 3 0 3
BM 13 0 13
DC 30 0 30
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 105 4 109

1 Cor. 4:9
For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.

1 Cor. 9:2
If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

1 Cor. 9:5
Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

1 Cor. 12:28
And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

1 Cor. 12:29
Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?

1 Cor. 15:7
After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.

1 Cor. 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.