Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'strait' occurs 23 times in the standard works.

8 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'strait' in the standard works and contain 34.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 27:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 7:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 14:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 6 18 24
NT 4 11 15
Matt. 2 1 3
Mark 0 3 3
Luke 1 2 3
Acts 0 3 3
2 Cor. 0 2 2
Philip. 1 0 1
BM 11 3 14
DC 2 0 2
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 23 32 55

Matt. 7:13
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

Matt. 7:14
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Matt. 9:30
And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

Mark 1:43
And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;

Mark 3:12
And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.

Mark 5:43
And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.

Luke 9:21
And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;

Luke 12:50
But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

Luke 13:24
Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

Acts 4:17
But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

Acts 5:28
Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

Acts 26:5
Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

2 Cor. 6:12
Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.

Philip. 1:23
For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: