Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'canst' occurs 68 times in the standard works.

23 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'canst' in the standard works and contain 33.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 9 minutes to read the entire list.

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Job 38:31-35 (6 in 5 verses)

Job 11:7-8 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 19:39-41 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 33:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 5:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 39:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 41:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 9:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 40 0 40
NT 11 0 11
BM 10 0 10
1 Ne. 1 0 1
Jacob 1 0 1
Mosiah 1 0 1
Alma 2 0 2
Hel. 2 0 2
3 Ne. 1 0 1
Ether 2 0 2
DC 4 0 4
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 68 0 68

1 Ne. 17:19
And now it came to pass that I, Nephi, was exceedingly sorrowful because of the hardness of their hearts; and now when they saw that I began to be sorrowful they were glad in their hearts, insomuch that they did rejoice over me, saying: We knew that ye could not construct a ship, for we knew that ye were lacking in judgment; wherefore, thou canst not accomplish so great a work.

Jacob 5:27
But behold, the servant said unto him: Let us prune it, and dig about it, and nourish it a little longer, that perhaps it may bring forth good fruit unto thee, that thou canst lay it up against the season.

Mosiah 8:11
And again, they have brought swords, the hilts thereof have perished, and the blades thereof were cankered with rust; and there is no one in the land that is able to interpret the language or the engravings that are on the plates. Therefore I said unto thee: Canst thou translate?

Alma 15:8
And Alma said: If thou believest in the redemption of Christ thou canst be healed.

Alma 20:4
Now Lamoni said unto Ammon: I know, in the strength of the Lord thou canst do all things. But behold, I will go with thee to the land of Middoni; for the king of the land of Middoni, whose name is Antiomno, is a friend unto me; therefore I go to the land of Middoni, that I may flatter the king of the land, and he will cast thy brethren out of prison. Now Lamoni said unto him: Who told thee that thy brethren were in prison?

Hel. 11:16
And now, O Lord, wilt thou turn away thine anger, and try again if they will serve thee? And if so, O Lord, thou canst bless them according to thy words which thou hast said.

Hel. 13:37
Behold, we are surrounded by demons, yea, we are encircled about by the angels of him who hath sought to destroy our souls. Behold, our iniquities are great. O Lord, canst thou not turn away thine anger from us? And this shall be your language in those days.

3 Ne. 12:36
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair black or white;

Ether 3:5
Behold, O Lord, thou canst do this. We know that thou art able to show forth great power, which looks small unto the understanding of men.

Ether 3:12
And he answered: Yea, Lord, I know that thou speakest the truth, for thou art a God of truth, and canst not lie.