Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'needful' occurs 19 times in the standard works.

2 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'needful' in the standard works and contain 10.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 1 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 61:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 1 0 1
NT 5 0 5
Luke 1 0 1
Acts 1 0 1
Philip. 1 0 1
James 1 0 1
Jude 1 0 1
BM 0 0 0
DC 12 0 12
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 19 0 19

Luke 10:42
But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

Acts 15:5
But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

Philip. 1:24
Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.

James 2:16
And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?

Jude 1:3
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.