Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'pleased' occurs 92 times in the standard works.

14 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'pleased' in the standard works and contain 15.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Sam. 3:36 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 5:32 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 90:35 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 15:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 7:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 63:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 36 21 57
NT 26 4 30
Matt. 4 1 5
Mark 2 2 4
Luke 1 0 1
Acts 4 1 5
Rom. 3 0 3
1 Cor. 6 0 6
Gal. 2 0 2
Col. 1 0 1
Heb. 2 0 2
2 Pet. 1 0 1
BM 6 2 8
DC 21 1 22
PGP 3 1 4
TOTAL 92 29 121

Matt. 3:17
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Matt. 12:18
Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.

Matt. 14:6
But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

Matt. 17:5
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.