Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'small' occurs 159 times in the standard works.

19 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'small' in the standard works and contain 11.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 37:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

 37:6 Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise.

 37:7 And the Lord God doth work by means to bring about his great and eternal purposes; and by very small means the Lord doth confound the wise and bringeth about the salvation of many souls.




Ex. 16:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 9:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 58:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 25:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 19:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 123:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 80 1 81
NT 17 1 18
BM 50 2 52
DC 11 1 12
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 159 5 164

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