Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'gain' occurs 83 times in the standard works.

21 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'gain' in the standard works and contain 25.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 9 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Cor. 9:19-22 (5 in 4 verses)

 9:19 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

 9:20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

 9:21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

 9:22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.




Alma 10:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 6:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 12:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 6:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 10:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 13 1904 1917
NT 17 451 468
Matt. 1 65 66
Mark 1 55 56
Luke 1 69 70
John 0 61 61
Acts 2 72 74
Rom. 0 21 21
1 Cor. 5 10 15
2 Cor. 2 13 15
Gal. 0 13 13
Eph. 0 6 6
Philip. 2 5 7
Col. 0 3 3
1 Thes. 0 3 3
1 Tim. 2 3 5
2 Tim. 0 1 1
Titus 0 2 2
Philem. 0 1 1
Heb. 0 15 15
James 1 5 6
1 Pet. 0 6 6
2 Pet. 0 4 4
1 Jn. 0 1 1
3 Jn. 0 1 1
Jude 0 3 3
Rev. 0 13 13
BM 49 1055 1104
DC 2 362 364
PGP 2 67 69
TOTAL 83 3839 3922

1 Cor. 3:20
And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

1 Cor. 4:6
And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.

1 Cor. 6:1
Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

1 Cor. 6:18
Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

1 Cor. 7:5
Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

1 Cor. 8:12
But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

1 Cor. 9:17
For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

1 Cor. 9:19
For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

1 Cor. 9:20
And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

1 Cor. 9:21
To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

1 Cor. 9:22
To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

1 Cor. 12:21
And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

1 Cor. 15:4
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: