Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'accept' occurs 38 times in the standard works.

4 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'accept' in the standard works and contain 10.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 20:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 115:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 24 35 59
NT 1 27 28
BM 2 2 4
DC 10 27 37
PGP 1 2 3
TOTAL 38 93 131

D&C 98:35
And if that people did not accept the offering of peace, neither the second nor the third time, they should bring these testimonies before the Lord;

D&C 105:19
I have heard their prayers, and will accept their offering; and it is expedient in me that they should be brought thus far for a trial of their faith.

D&C 109:4
And now we ask thee, Holy Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of thy bosom, in whose name alone salvation can be administered to the children of men, we ask thee, O Lord, to accept of this house, the workmanship of the hands of us, thy servants, which thou didst command us to build.

D&C 109:78
O hear, O hear, O hear us, O Lord! And answer these petitions, and accept the dedication of this house unto thee, the work of our hands, which we have built unto thy name;

D&C 115:15
And if my people build it not according to the pattern which I shall show unto their presidency, I will not accept it at their hands.

D&C 115:16
But if my people do build it according to the pattern which I shall show unto their presidency, even my servant Joseph and his counselors, then I will accept it at the hands of my people.

D&C 124:17
And for his love he shall be great, for he shall be mine if he do this, saith the Lord. I have seen the work which he hath done, which I accept if he continue, and will crown him with blessings and great glory.

D&C 124:49
Verily, verily, I say unto you, that when I give a commandment to any of the sons of men to do a work unto my name, and those sons of men go with all their might and with all they have to perform that work, and cease not their diligence, and their enemies come upon them and hinder them from performing that work, behold, it behooveth me to require that work no more at the hands of those sons of men, but to accept of their offerings.

D&C 124:75
And let him lift up his voice long and loud, in the midst of the people, to plead the cause of the poor and the needy; and let him not fail, neither let his heart faint; and I will accept of his offerings, for they shall not be unto me as the offerings of Cain, for he shall be mine, saith the Lord.

D&C 132:9
Will I accept of an offering, saith the Lord, that is not made in my name?