Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'rich' occurs 116 times in the standard works.

25 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'rich' in the standard works and contain 21.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 10 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 9:30 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 8:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 12:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 19:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 16:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 6:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

James 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

James 2:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 3:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 38:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 41 135 176
NT 40 37 77
Matt. 3 2 5
Mark 2 5 7
Luke 13 6 19
Rom. 1 5 6
1 Cor. 1 1 2
2 Cor. 3 2 5
Eph. 1 5 6
Philip. 0 1 1
Col. 0 3 3
1 Tim. 3 2 5
Heb. 0 2 2
James 5 1 6
Rev. 8 2 10
BM 21 46 67
DC 13 19 32
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 116 237 353

Matt. 13:22
He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

Matt. 19:23
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Matt. 19:24
And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Matt. 20:29
And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

Matt. 27:57
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: