Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'run' occurs 82 times in the standard works.

16 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'run' in the standard works and contain 19.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 7 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Sam. 18:19-23 (5 in 5 verses)


1 Cor. 9:24-26 (4 in 3 verses)

 9:24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

 9:25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

 9:26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:




Joel 2:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Gal. 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 29:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 60 110 170
NT 11 35 46
Matt. 1 6 7
Mark 0 3 3
Luke 0 7 7
John 0 3 3
Acts 0 2 2
Rom. 0 2 2
1 Cor. 4 3 7
Gal. 3 1 4
Eph. 0 1 1
Philip. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 0 2 2
Heb. 1 1 2
1 Pet. 1 0 1
Rev. 0 4 4
BM 7 49 56
DC 4 11 15
PGP 0 3 3
TOTAL 82 208 290

1 Cor. 5:11
But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

1 Cor. 6:10
Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

1 Cor. 9:24
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

1 Cor. 9:26
I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

1 Cor. 11:21
For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.