Emphasis Scriptures

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

10 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'lesser' in the standard works and contain 33.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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Abr. 3:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Moses 2:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:16 (2 in 1 verse)


Alma 12:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

 12:10 And therefore, he that will harden his heart, the same receiveth the lesser portion of the word; and he that will not harden his heart, to him is given the greater portion of the word, until it is given unto him to know the mysteries of God until he know them in full.

 12:11 And they that will harden their hearts, to them is given the lesser portion of the word until they know nothing concerning his mysteries; and then they are taken captive by the devil, and led by his will down to destruction. Now this is what is meant by the chains of hell.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 3 0 3
NT 0 0 0
BM 8 0 8
2 Ne. 1 0 1
Mosiah 2 0 2
Alma 3 0 3
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 1 0 1
DC 11 0 11
PGP 8 0 8
TOTAL 30 0 30

Alma 11:14
Now this is the value of the lesser numbers of their reckoning--

Alma 12:10
And therefore, he that will harden his heart, the same receiveth the lesser portion of the word; and he that will not harden his heart, to him is given the greater portion of the word, until it is given unto him to know the mysteries of God until he know them in full.

Alma 12:11
And they that will harden their hearts, to them is given the lesser portion of the word until they know nothing concerning his mysteries; and then they are taken captive by the devil, and led by his will down to destruction. Now this is what is meant by the chains of hell.