Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'abound' occurs 30 times in the standard works.

11 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'abound' in the standard works and contain 36.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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Rom. 5:20-6:1 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Cor. 8:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 9:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Philip. 4:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Philip. 4:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 1 2 3
NT 18 9 27
BM 4 2 6
2 Ne. 1 0 1
Jacob 1 0 1
Mosiah 1 1 2
Alma 1 0 1
Ether 0 1 1
DC 5 0 5
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 30 13 43

2 Ne. 1:7
Wherefore, this land is consecrated unto him whom he shall bring. And if it so be that they shall serve him according to the commandments which he hath given, it shall be a land of liberty unto them; wherefore, they shall never be brought down into captivity; if so, it shall be because of iniquity; for if iniquity shall abound cursed shall be the land for their sakes, but unto the righteous it shall be blessed forever.

Jacob 2:12
And now behold, my brethren, this is the word which I declare unto you, that many of you have begun to search for gold, and for silver, and for all manner of precious ores, in the which this land, which is a land of promise unto you and to your seed, doth abound most plentifully.

Mosiah 27:5
Yea, and all their priests and teachers should labor with their own hands for their support, in all cases save it were in sickness, or in much want; and doing these things, they did abound in the grace of God.

Alma 7:24
And see that ye have faith, hope, and charity, and then ye will always abound in good works.