Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'cup' occurs 85 times in the standard works.

35 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'cup' in the standard works and contain 41.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Cor. 11:25-28 (5 in 4 verses)

Gen. 40:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 23:31-33 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 44:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 51:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 51:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 22:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 10:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 8:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 8:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 44:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)


Matt. 20:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

 20:22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.

 20:23 And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.




Matt. 23:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 37 19 56
NT 31 10 41
Matt. 8 0 8
Mark 5 2 7
Luke 5 1 6
John 1 0 1
Acts 0 2 2
Rom. 0 1 1
1 Cor. 8 1 9
Col. 0 1 1
1 Thes. 0 1 1
Heb. 0 1 1
Rev. 4 0 4
BM 10 1 11
DC 7 1 8
PGP 0 1 1
TOTAL 85 32 117

Matt. 10:42
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

Matt. 20:22
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.

Matt. 20:23
And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.

Matt. 23:25
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

Matt. 23:26
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.

Matt. 26:27
And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

Matt. 26:39
And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

Matt. 26:42
He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.