Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'jesse' occurs 55 times in the standard works.

27 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'jesse' in the standard works and contain 49.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Sam. 16:5-11 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 113:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 16:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 22:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Ruth 4:22 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 20:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 2:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 42 0 42
NT 5 0 5
BM 2 0 2
DC 6 0 6
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 55 0 55

D&C 113:1
Who is the Stem of Jesse spoken of in the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 5th verses of the 11th chapter of Isaiah?

D&C 113:3
What is the rod spoken of in the first verse of the 11th chapter of Isaiah, that should come of the Stem of Jesse?

D&C 113:4
Behold, thus saith the Lord: It is a servant in the hands of Christ, who is partly a descendant of Jesse as well as of Ephraim, or of the house of Joseph, on whom there is laid much power.

D&C 113:5
What is the root of Jesse spoken of in the 10th verse of the 11th chapter?

D&C 113:6
Behold, thus saith the Lord, it is a descendant of Jesse, as well as of Joseph, unto whom rightly belongs the priesthood, and the keys of the kingdom, for an ensign, and for the gathering of my people in the last days.

D&C 124:137
And again, I say unto you, I give unto you John A. Hicks, Samuel Williams, and Jesse Baker, which priesthood is to preside over the quorum of elders, which quorum is instituted for standing ministers; nevertheless they may travel, yet they are ordained to be standing ministers to my church, saith the Lord.