Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'measure' occurs 94 times in the standard works.

28 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'measure' in the standard works and contain 29.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 10 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Cor. 10:13-15 (5 in 3 verses)

 10:13 But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.

 10:14 For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:

 10:15 Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,




Alma 11:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 1:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 40:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 45:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 45:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 6:38 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 12:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 40:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 11:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 41 75 116
NT 28 10 38
Matt. 2 2 4
Mark 4 1 5
Luke 2 4 6
John 1 0 1
Rom. 1 0 1
2 Cor. 9 0 9
Gal. 1 0 1
Eph. 3 0 3
Rev. 5 3 8
BM 12 2 14
DC 12 1 13
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 94 88 182

2 Cor. 1:8
For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

2 Cor. 10:13
But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.

2 Cor. 10:14
For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:

2 Cor. 10:15
Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,

2 Cor. 11:23
Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.

2 Cor. 12:7
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.