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)

 10:32 Now the object of these lawyers was to get gain; and they got gain according to their employ.





Alma 30:35 (2 in 1 verse)

 30:35 Then why sayest thou that we preach unto this people to get gain, when thou, of thyself, knowest that we receive no gain? And now, believest thou that we deceive this people, that causes such joy in their hearts?





Hel. 6:17 (2 in 1 verse)

 6:17 For behold, the Lord had blessed them so long with the riches of the world that they had not been stirred up to anger, to wars, nor to bloodshed; therefore they began to set their hearts upon their riches; yea, they began to seek to get gain that they might be lifted up one above another; therefore they began to commit secret murders, and to rob and to plunder, that they might get gain.





2 Cor. 12:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

 12:17 Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?

 12:18 I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?





1 Tim. 6:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

 6:5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.





3 Ne. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

 2:17 And it came to pass in the commencement of the fourteenth year, the war between the robbers and the people of Nephi did continue and did become exceedingly sore; nevertheless, the people of Nephi did gain some advantage of the robbers, insomuch that they did drive them back out of their lands into the mountains and into their secret places.

 2:18 And thus ended the fourteenth year. And in the fifteenth year they did come forth against the people of Nephi; and because of the wickedness of the people of Nephi, and their many contentions and dissensions, the Gadianton robbers did gain many advantages over them.





Ether 8:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

 8:22 And whatsoever nation shall uphold such secret combinations, to get power and gain, until they shall spread over the nation, behold, they shall be destroyed; for the Lord will not suffer that the blood of his saints, which shall be shed by them, shall always cry unto him from the ground for vengeance upon them and yet he avenge them not.

 8:23 Wherefore, O ye Gentiles, it is wisdom in God that these things should be shown unto you, that thereby ye may repent of your sins, and suffer not that these murderous combinations shall get above you, which are built up to get power and gain-- and the work, yea, even the work of destruction come upon you, yea, even the sword of the justice of the Eternal God shall fall upon you, to your overthrow and destruction if ye shall suffer these things to be.





Ether 10:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

 10:9 And it came to pass after the space of many years, Morianton, (he being a descendant of Riplakish) gathered together an army of outcasts, and went forth and gave battle unto the people; and he gained power over many cities; and the war became exceedingly sore, and did last for the space of many years; and he did gain power over all the land, and did establish himself king over all the land.

 10:10 And after that he had established himself king he did ease the burden of the people, by which he did gain favor in the eyes of the people, and they did anoint him to be their king.




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: