Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'act' occurs 40 times in the standard works.

18 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'act' in the standard works and contain 45% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 7 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 2:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 43:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 28:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:31 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:95 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 107:75-76 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 3 92 95
Gen. 0 1 1
Ex. 0 1 1
Num. 0 2 2
Deut. 0 4 4
Judg. 0 2 2
1 Sam. 0 3 3
2 Sam. 0 1 1
1 Kgs. 0 14 14
2 Kgs. 0 25 25
1 Chr. 0 2 2
2 Chr. 0 14 14
Neh. 0 4 4
Esth. 0 1 1
Job 0 1 1
Ps. 0 10 10
Isa. 3 3 6
Ezek. 0 1 1
Dan. 0 2 2
Micah 0 1 1
NT 1 10 11
BM 10 16 26
DC 24 29 53
PGP 2 28 30
TOTAL 40 175 215

Isa. 32:6
For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the Lord, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

Isa. 58:3
Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.

Isa. 60:17
For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.