Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'very' occurs 396 times in the standard works.

67 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'very' in the standard works and contain 16.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 24 minutes to read the entire list.

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Jer. 24:2-3 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 97:18 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 123:16 (3 in 1 verse)

Luke 18:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 28:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 22:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 19:32 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 10:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 10:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 37:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 2:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Hab. 2:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 3:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 95:10 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 100:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:44 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 50:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 9:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Tim. 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 28:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 11:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 105:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 123:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 2:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 210 960 1170
NT 47 280 327
Matt. 8 26 34
Mark 5 9 14
Luke 11 28 39
John 4 16 20
Acts 4 32 36
Rom. 2 18 20
1 Cor. 1 35 36
2 Cor. 4 12 16
Gal. 0 5 5
Eph. 0 8 8
Philip. 1 11 12
Col. 0 7 7
1 Thes. 2 4 6
2 Thes. 0 4 4
1 Tim. 0 3 3
2 Tim. 2 3 5
Titus 0 3 3
Philem. 0 1 1
Heb. 1 17 18
James 2 6 8
1 Pet. 0 4 4
1 Jn. 0 7 7
Rev. 0 21 21
BM 73 233 306
DC 46 139 185
PGP 20 53 73
TOTAL 396 1665 2061

Matt. 3:10
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Matt. 4:4
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Matt. 7:8
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Matt. 7:17
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

Matt. 7:19
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Matt. 7:21
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Matt. 7:26
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

Matt. 8:33
And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.

Matt. 9:35
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

Matt. 10:30
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

Matt. 12:25
And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

Matt. 12:36
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Matt. 13:47
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

Matt. 13:52
Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

Matt. 15:13
But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

Matt. 15:28
Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

Matt. 16:27
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

Matt. 17:18
And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.

Matt. 18:16
But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

Matt. 18:31
So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.

Matt. 18:35
So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

Matt. 19:3
The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

Matt. 19:29
And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

Matt. 20:9
And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.

Matt. 20:10
But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.

Matt. 21:8
And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

Matt. 24:24
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

Matt. 25:15
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

Matt. 25:29
For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

Matt. 26:7
There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.

Matt. 26:22
And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?

Matt. 26:37
And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.