Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'bound' occurs 158 times in the standard works.

25 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'bound' in the standard works and contain 15.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 11 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 30:4-11 (9 in 8 verses)

Isa. 22:3 (2 in 1 verse)

John 11:44 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 16:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 3:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 20:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 82:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 65 10 75
NT 39 28 67
Matt. 4 1 5
Mark 4 0 4
Luke 3 0 3
John 4 0 4
Acts 15 1 16
Rom. 1 7 8
1 Cor. 2 1 3
2 Cor. 0 7 7
Eph. 0 1 1
Philip. 0 5 5
Col. 0 1 1
1 Thes. 0 2 2
2 Thes. 2 1 3
2 Tim. 1 0 1
Heb. 1 0 1
2 Pet. 0 1 1
Rev. 2 0 2
BM 29 6 35
DC 24 12 36
PGP 1 2 3
TOTAL 158 58 216

Acts 9:2
And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

Acts 9:21
But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?

Acts 12:6
And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

Acts 20:22
And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:

Acts 21:11
And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

Acts 21:13
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

Acts 21:33
Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.

Acts 22:5
As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.

Acts 22:25
And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

Acts 22:29
Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

Acts 23:12
And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

Acts 23:14
And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.

Acts 23:21
But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.

Acts 24:27
But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.

Acts 28:20
For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.