Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'avenge' occurs 31 times in the standard works.

6 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'avenge' in the standard works and contain 19.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 31:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)


Luke 18:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

 18:7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

 18:8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?




D&C 101:83-84 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 11 23 34
NT 6 4 10
Luke 4 0 4
Acts 0 1 1
Rom. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 0 1 1
Rev. 1 2 3
BM 8 1 9
DC 6 3 9
PGP 0 1 1
TOTAL 31 32 63

Luke 18:3
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

Luke 18:5
Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

Luke 18:7
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

Luke 18:8
I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?