Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'greater' occurs 140 times in the standard works.

33 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'greater' in the standard works and contain 23.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 12 minutes to read the entire list.

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Abr. 1:2 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 11:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 9:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 11:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 7:28 (2 in 1 verse)

John 13:16 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 82:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 2:16 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 13:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 12:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 8:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 26:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 7:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 3:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 33 0 33
NT 44 0 44
BM 32 0 32
DC 19 0 19
PGP 12 0 12
Moses 4 0 4
Abr. 8 0 8
TOTAL 140 0 140

Moses 2:16
And I, God, made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night, and the greater light was the sun, and the lesser light was the moon; and the stars also were made even according to my word.

Moses 5:25
And it shall be said in time to come-- That these abominations were had from Cain; for he rejected the greater counsel which was had from God; and this is a cursing which I will put upon thee, except thou repent.

Moses 5:38
And Cain said unto the Lord: Satan tempted me because of my brother's flocks. And I was wroth also; for his offering thou didst accept and not mine; my punishment is greater than I can bear.

Abr. 1:2
And, finding there was greater happiness and peace and rest for me, I sought for the blessings of the fathers, and the right whereunto I should be ordained to administer the same; having been myself a follower of righteousness, desiring also to be one who possessed great knowledge, and to be a greater follower of righteousness, and to possess a greater knowledge, and to be a father of many nations, a prince of peace, and desiring to receive instructions, and to keep the commandments of God, I became a rightful heir, a High Priest, holding the right belonging to the fathers.

Abr. 3:5
And the Lord said unto me: The planet which is the lesser light, lesser than that which is to rule the day, even the night, is above or greater than that upon which thou standest in point of reckoning, for it moveth in order more slow; this is in order because it standeth above the earth upon which thou standest, therefore the reckoning of its time is not so many as to its number of days, and of months, and of years.

Abr. 3:6
And the Lord said unto me: Now, Abraham, these two facts exist, behold thine eyes see it; it is given unto thee to know the times of reckoning, and the set time, yea, the set time of the earth upon which thou standest, and the set time of the greater light which is set to rule the day, and the set time of the lesser light which is set to rule the night.

Abr. 3:16
If two things exist, and there be one above the other, there shall be greater things above them; therefore Kolob is the greatest of all the Kokaubeam that thou hast seen, because it is nearest unto me.

Abr. 3:18
Howbeit that he made the greater star; as, also, if there be two spirits, and one shall be more intelligent than the other, yet these two spirits, notwithstanding one is more intelligent than the other, have no beginning; they existed before, they shall have no end, they shall exist after, for they are gnolaum, or eternal.

Abr. 4:16
And the Gods organized the two great lights, the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; with the lesser light they set the stars also;