Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'set' occurs 828 times in the standard works.

182 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'set' in the standard works and contain 22% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 74 minutes to read the entire list.

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Abr. 3:3-10 (11 in 8 verses)

Ex. 40:2-8 (7 in 7 verses)

Dan. 2:49-3:5 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 3:13-16 (5 in 4 verses)

Deut. 17:14-15 (4 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 4:2-3 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:21 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 2:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 10:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 9:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:30-31 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 23:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 24:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Heb. 12:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezra 3:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 3:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 44:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 3:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 121:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 2:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 26:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 20:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 2:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 13:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 4:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 91:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 51:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 7:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 15:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 26:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 2:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 3:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 19:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:53 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 21:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 28:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 43:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 40:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 20:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 10:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 24:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 18:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Ruth 2:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 15:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 19:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 29:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 23:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 4:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 78:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 141:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Song. 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 11:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 57:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 31:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 17:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 21:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 24:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 21:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 90:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 611 273 884
NT 84 62 146
Matt. 8 9 17
Mark 9 3 12
Luke 14 15 29
John 7 5 12
Acts 19 4 23
Rom. 2 0 2
1 Cor. 6 1 7
2 Cor. 0 4 4
Gal. 1 0 1
Eph. 1 1 2
Philip. 1 1 2
Col. 1 2 3
1 Thes. 0 2 2
2 Thes. 0 1 1
Titus 1 0 1
Heb. 7 3 10
James 1 1 2
1 Pet. 0 1 1
1 Jn. 0 5 5
2 Jn. 0 1 1
Jude 1 0 1
Rev. 5 3 8
BM 74 49 123
DC 43 29 72
PGP 16 12 28
TOTAL 828 425 1253

Matt. 4:5
Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

Matt. 5:32
But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

Matt. 6:6
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Matt. 10:27
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.

Matt. 10:39
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

Matt. 13:21
Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

Matt. 15:4
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

Matt. 24:17
Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

Matt. 27:66
So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.

Mark 4:17
And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.

Mark 7:10
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:

Mark 13:15
And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:

Luke 3:38
Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

Luke 4:40
Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

Luke 5:19
And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.

Luke 8:16
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.

Luke 10:16
He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.

Luke 12:3
Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

Luke 12:15
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Luke 16:16
The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

Luke 17:31
In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

Luke 18:37
And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.

Luke 21:14
Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:

John 5:21
For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

John 5:32
There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

John 5:45
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.

John 7:52
They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

John 13:4
He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.

Acts 6:13
And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

Acts 10:9
On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:

Acts 17:18
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.

Acts 20:23
Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.

1 Cor. 7:31
And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

2 Cor. 1:9
But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:

2 Cor. 2:14
Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.

2 Cor. 9:7
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

2 Cor. 9:11
Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

Eph. 3:19
And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Philip. 4:7
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Col. 1:23
If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

Col. 2:19
And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.

1 Thes. 4:8
He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

2 Thes. 2:4
Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

Heb. 5:13
For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

Heb. 7:15
And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,

Heb. 12:1
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

1 Pet. 5:10
But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

1 Jn. 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

1 Jn. 2:17
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

1 Jn. 3:4
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

1 Jn. 4:2
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

1 Jn. 4:3
And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

2 Jn. 1:9
Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

Rev. 13:12
And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

Rev. 13:16
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: