Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'straightway' occurs 51 times in the standard works.

8 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'straightway' in the standard works and contain 15.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 14:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 21:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 1:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:56-57 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 4 0 4
NT 38 0 38
Matt. 8 0 8
Mark 19 0 19
Luke 4 0 4
John 1 0 1
Acts 5 0 5
James 1 0 1
BM 2 0 2
DC 7 0 7
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 51 0 51

Matt. 3:16
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

Matt. 4:20
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

Matt. 14:22
And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

Matt. 14:27
But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

Matt. 21:2
Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.

Matt. 21:3
And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

Matt. 25:15
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

Matt. 27:48
And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.