Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'cometh' occurs 484 times in the standard works.

89 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'cometh' in the standard works and contain 18.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 33 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Ne. 22:15-18 (5 in 4 verses)

Prov. 1:26-27 (4 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:76-6:2 (4 in 4 verses)

Hel. 14:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:88-90 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 14:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 11:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 23:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 20:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 96:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 11:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 18:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 46:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 14:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 21:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

John 3:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 45:13 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 25:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 7:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 72:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 133:64 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 121:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 33:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 11:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)


Luke 12:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

 12:36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

 12:37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.




Luke 12:54-55 (2 in 2 verses)

John 3:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

John 20:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Thes. 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 26:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 11:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 40:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 13:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 8:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 159 5 164
NT 123 21 144
Matt. 21 3 24
Mark 19 2 21
Luke 19 0 19
John 41 0 41
Acts 3 0 3
Rom. 2 1 3
1 Cor. 1 0 1
2 Cor. 2 0 2
Gal. 1 0 1
Eph. 1 1 2
Philip. 0 1 1
Col. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 2 0 2
1 Tim. 1 1 2
Titus 0 1 1
Heb. 3 0 3
James 1 0 1
1 Jn. 0 3 3
Jude 1 0 1
Rev. 4 8 12
BM 127 9 136
DC 66 2 68
PGP 9 0 9
TOTAL 484 37 521

Luke 3:16
John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

Luke 6:47
Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:

Luke 7:8
For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

Luke 8:12
Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

Luke 8:49
While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.

Luke 11:25
And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.

Luke 12:36
And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

Luke 12:37
Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

Luke 12:40
Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

Luke 12:43
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

Luke 12:54
And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.

Luke 12:55
And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.

Luke 13:35
Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Luke 14:10
But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.

Luke 14:31
Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

Luke 15:6
And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

Luke 17:20
And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

Luke 18:8
I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

Luke 19:38
Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.