Lay on

1. Deut. 21: 19
     19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto ^athe gate of his place;
2. Deut. 22: 28
     28 ¶ If a man find a damsel that is a ^avirgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;
3. 2 Sam. 4: 5, 7
     5 And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon,
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     7 For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night.
4. 2 Sam. 13: 31
     31 Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.
5. 1 Kgs. 7: 3
     3 And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
6. 1 Kgs. 13: 4
     4 And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.
7. 1 Kgs. 18: 23
     23 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under:
8. Neh. 13: 21
     21 Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.
9. Esth. 2: 21
     21 ¶ In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king’s gate, two of the king’s chamberlains, ^aBigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to ^blay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
10. Esth. 3: 6
      6 And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to ^adestroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
11. Esth. 6: 2
      2 And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of ^aBigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
12. Esth. 9: 2
      2 The Jews ^agathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the ^bfear of them fell upon all people.
13. Eccl. 2: 3
      3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
14. Isa. 56: 2
      2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the ^asabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any ^bevil.
15. Jer. 6: 23
      23 They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.
16. Matt. 12: 11
      11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
17. Matt. 21: 46
      46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
18. Matt. 23: 4
      4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
19. Mark 3: 21
      21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is ^abeside himself.
20. Mark 12: 12
      12 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.
21. Mark 16: 18
      18 They shall take up ^aserpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not ^bhurt them: they shall lay ^chands on the ^dsick, and they shall recover.
22. Luke 15: 5
      5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
23. Luke 20: 19
      19 ¶ And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.
24. Acts 8: 18
      18 And when Simon saw that through ^alaying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
25. Acts 27: 20
      20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
26. 1 Tim. 4: 14
      14 ^aNeglect not the ^bgift that is in thee, which was given thee by ^cprophecy, with the ^dlaying on of the ^ehands of the ^fpresbytery.
27. 1 Tim. 6: 12, 19
      12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on ^aeternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast ^bprofessed a good profession before many witnesses.
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      19 ^aLaying up in ^bstore for themselves a good foundation ^cagainst the time to come, that they may lay hold on ^deternal life.
28. Heb. 6: 2
      2 Of the ^adoctrine of ^bbaptisms, and of ^claying on of ^dhands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
29. Alma 6: 1
      1 And now it came to pass that after Alma had made an end of speaking unto the people of the church, which was established in the city of Zarahemla, he ^aordained priests and ^belders, by laying on his ^chands according to the order of God, to preside and ^dwatch over the church.
30. Morm. 9: 24
      24 And ^athese signs shall follow them that believe—in my name shall they cast out ^bdevils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them; they shall lay ^chands on the sick and they shall recover;
31. Moro. 7: 21
      21 And now I come to that faith, of which I said I would speak; and I will tell you the way whereby ye may lay hold on every good thing.
32. D&C 20: 41, 43, 58, 68
      41 And to ^aconfirm those who are baptized into the church, by the laying on of ^bhands for the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost, according to the scriptures;
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      43 And to confirm the church by the laying on of the hands, and the giving of the Holy Ghost;
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      58 But neither teachers nor deacons have authority to baptize, administer the ^asacrament, or lay on ^bhands;
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      68 The ^aduty of the members after they are received by ^bbaptism.—The elders or priests are to have a sufficient time to expound all things concerning the church of Christ to their ^cunderstanding, previous to their partaking of the ^dsacrament and being confirmed by the laying on of the ^ehands of the elders, so that all things may be done in ^forder.
33. D&C 24: 9
      9 And in temporal labors thou shalt not have strength, for this is not thy calling. Attend to thy ^acalling and thou shalt have wherewith to magnify thine office, and to expound all scriptures, and continue in laying on of the hands and ^bconfirming the churches.
34. D&C 33: 15
      15 And whoso having faith you shall ^aconfirm in my church, by the laying on of the ^bhands, and I will bestow the ^cgift of the Holy Ghost upon them.
35. D&C 35: 6
      6 But now I give unto thee a commandment, that thou shalt ^abaptize by water, and they shall receive the ^bHoly Ghost by the laying on of the ^chands, even as the apostles of old.
36. D&C 49: 14
      14 And whoso doeth this shall receive the ^agift of the Holy Ghost, by the laying on of the ^bhands of the elders of the church.
37. D&C 52: 10
      10 Let them go ^atwo by two, and thus let them preach by the way in every congregation, baptizing by ^bwater, and the laying on of the ^chands by the water’s side.
38. D&C 53: 3
      3 Take upon you mine ordination, even that of an elder, to preach faith and repentance and ^aremission of sins, according to my word, and the reception of the Holy Spirit by the laying on of ^bhands;
39. D&C 55: 1
      1 Behold, thus saith the Lord unto you, my servant William, yea, even the Lord of the whole ^aearth, thou art called and chosen; and after thou hast been ^bbaptized by water, which if you do with an eye single to my glory, you shall have a remission of your sins and a reception of the Holy Spirit by the laying on of ^chands;
40. D&C 68: 25, 27
      25 And again, inasmuch as ^aparents have children in Zion, or in any of her ^bstakes which are organized, that ^cteach them not to understand the ^ddoctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of the hands, when ^eeight years old, the ^fsin be upon the heads of the parents.
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      27 And their children shall be ^abaptized for the ^bremission of their sins when ^ceight years old, and receive the laying on of the hands.
41. D&C 76: 52
      52 That by ^akeeping the commandments they might be ^bwashed and ^ccleansed from all their sins, and receive the Holy Spirit by the laying on of the ^dhands of him who is ^eordained and sealed unto this power;
42. D&C 107: 67
      67 From the same comes the administering of ordinances and blessings upon the church, by the ^alaying on of the hands.
43. D&C 138: 33
      33 These were taught ^afaith in God, repentance from sin, ^bvicarious baptism for the ^cremission of sins, the ^dgift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands,
44. JS-H 1: 44, 70
      44 I lay musing on the singularity of the scene, and marveling greatly at what had been told to me by this extraordinary messenger; when, in the midst of my ^ameditation, I suddenly discovered that my room was again beginning to get lighted, and in an instant, as it were, the same heavenly messenger was again by my bedside.
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      70 He said this Aaronic Priesthood had not the power of laying on hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost, but that this should be conferred on us hereafter; and he commanded us to go and be baptized, and gave us directions that I should baptize Oliver Cowdery, and that afterwards he should baptize me.
45. A of F 1: 4-5
      4 We believe that the first principles and ^aordinances of the Gospel are: first, ^bFaith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, ^cRepentance; third, ^dBaptism by ^eimmersion for the ^fremission of sins; fourth, Laying on of ^ghands for the ^hgift of the Holy Ghost.
      5 We believe that a man must be ^acalled of God, by ^bprophecy, and by the laying on of ^chands by those who are in ^dauthority, to ^epreach the Gospel and administer in the ^fordinances thereof.