Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'can' occurs 519 times in the standard works.

173 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'can' in the standard works and contain 33.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 61 minutes to read the entire list.

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Mosiah 8:12-17 (8 in 6 verses)

Alma 5:16-21 (7 in 6 verses)

3 Ne. 17:17 (4 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:51-53 (4 in 3 verses)

Moro. 10:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

Job 41:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 123:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 19:35 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:46 (3 in 1 verse)

Ps. 78:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

John 3:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 5:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Esth. 8:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 8:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 25:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 34:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 38:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 89:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 106:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 2:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 28:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 5:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 9:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 14:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 22:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Nahum 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 16:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Tim. 6:16 (2 in 1 verse)

James 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 3:31 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 2:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 27:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 11:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 11:45 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 12:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 14:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:26 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 48:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:57 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:36 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 6:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

John 15:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 61:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 27:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 9:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 30:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:70-71 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 159 381 540
NT 76 136 212
Matt. 11 22 33
Mark 12 16 28
Luke 10 29 39
John 19 22 41
Acts 3 9 12
Rom. 2 2 4
1 Cor. 3 5 8
2 Cor. 1 3 4
Gal. 0 2 2
Philip. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 3 1 4
2 Tim. 0 2 2
Titus 0 2 2
Heb. 3 5 8
James 4 3 7
2 Pet. 0 2 2
1 Jn. 1 1 2
Rev. 2 10 12
BM 193 147 340
DC 79 103 182
PGP 12 25 37
TOTAL 519 792 1311

Matt. 5:14
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

Matt. 5:15
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

Matt. 5:36
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

Matt. 5:46
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

Matt. 5:47
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

Matt. 6:24
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Matt. 6:27
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

Matt. 7:18
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

Matt. 8:2
And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Matt. 9:10
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

Matt. 9:11
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

Matt. 9:15
And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

Matt. 10:3
Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;

Matt. 10:4
Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

Matt. 11:19
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

Matt. 12:29
Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.

Matt. 12:34
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Matt. 15:22
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

Matt. 16:3
And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

Matt. 18:17
And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

Matt. 19:11
But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.

Matt. 19:25
When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?

Matt. 21:27
And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

Matt. 21:31
Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

Matt. 21:32
For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

Matt. 23:33
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

Matt. 26:53
Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

Matt. 27:42
He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.

Matt. 27:65
Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.