Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'thorns' occurs 59 times in the standard works.

12 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'thorns' in the standard works and contain 20.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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Isa. 7:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 17:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 13:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 4:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 8:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 34 0 34
NT 16 0 16
Matt. 5 0 5
Mark 4 0 4
Luke 4 0 4
John 2 0 2
Heb. 1 0 1
BM 8 0 8
DC 0 0 0
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 59 0 59

Matt. 7:16
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

Matt. 13:7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

Matt. 13:22
He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

Matt. 27:29
And when they had plaited a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

Mark 4:7
And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

Mark 4:18
And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,

Mark 15:17
And they clothed him with purple, and plaited a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,

Luke 6:44
For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

Luke 8:7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

Luke 8:14
And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

John 19:2
And the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,

John 19:5
Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!

Heb. 6:8
But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.