Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'great' occurs 1841 times in the standard works.

663 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'great' in the standard works and contain 36% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 283 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 8:10-25 (16 in 16 verses)

Alma 18:2-13 (14 in 12 verses)

JS-H 1:5-12 (9 in 8 verses)

Rev. 16:14-17:1 (9 in 9 verses)

Ezek. 17:3-9 (7 in 7 verses)

Hel. 13:12-18 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 19:24-27 (6 in 4 verses)

Hel. 3:32-36 (6 in 5 verses)

Rev. 18:16-21 (6 in 6 verses)

3 Ne. 19:34-36 (5 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:21-23 (5 in 3 verses)

Ether 11:4-7 (5 in 4 verses)

Alma 60:5-9 (5 in 5 verses)

Hel. 7:22-26 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 4:7-11 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Ne. 22:13-14 (4 in 2 verses)

Dan. 8:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 2:26-28 (4 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 7:23-25 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 26:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 45:12-14 (4 in 3 verses)

Hel. 4:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 10:18-11:1 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 34:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

Josh. 17:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Rev. 11:17-12:1 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 13:26-29 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 14:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 14:26-29 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 14:29-15:3 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 34:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 46:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 8:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 18:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 14:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 51:11 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 135:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 26:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 9:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 51:54-55 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 3:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

James 3:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 4:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 5:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 28:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:26-27 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Abr. 3:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 4:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 7:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 2:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 32:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Joel 2:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 8:37-39 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 8:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 11:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 17:18-18:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 21:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 11:36-12:2 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 15:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 18:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 1:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 3:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 33:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 4:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 4:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 11:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 22:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 61:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 5:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 6:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 11:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 12:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 6:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 6:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 9:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 17:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 39:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 43:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 138:41-43 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 12:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 29:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 5:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 7:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 18:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 24:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 21:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 2:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 28:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 12:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 1:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 36:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 95:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 104:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 147:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 1:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 10:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 2:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 2:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 11:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 8:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 9:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 1:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 5:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 21:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 4:33 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 7:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 1:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 4:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 9:53 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 28:18 (2 in 1 verse)

W of M 1:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 12:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 11:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 58:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:41 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 4:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 7:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 11:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 14:23 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 3:24 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 12:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 6:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 7:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 8:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 14:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 43:25 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 64:33 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 2:9 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:45 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 50:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 32:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 32:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 8:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 14:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 34:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 9:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 25:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 10:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 1:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 16:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 6:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 6:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 12:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 10:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 21:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 24:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 9:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 9:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 9:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 37:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 40:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 48:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 71:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 99:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 126:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 145:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 21:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 31:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 47:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 47:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 7:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 7:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 10:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 11:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Joel 2:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Jonah 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 14:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 20:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 24:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 5:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 6:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 8:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 19:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 19:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 23:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 17:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 19:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 19:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 19:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 20:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 10:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 26:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 4:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 8:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 7:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 26:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 38:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 3:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 12:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 12:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 3:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 6:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 7:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 10:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 14:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 15:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:93-94 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 110:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 133:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 138:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 8:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 708 143 851
NT 254 74 328
Matt. 37 14 51
Mark 24 8 32
Luke 38 10 48
John 6 14 20
Acts 39 4 43
Rom. 2 0 2
1 Cor. 2 4 6
2 Cor. 7 0 7
Eph. 2 1 3
Philip. 0 2 2
Col. 2 0 2
1 Thes. 1 1 2
1 Tim. 3 0 3
2 Tim. 1 2 3
Titus 1 0 1
Philem. 1 0 1
Heb. 7 5 12
James 3 1 4
1 Pet. 1 1 2
2 Pet. 3 1 4
1 Jn. 0 3 3
2 Jn. 0 1 1
3 Jn. 0 2 2
Jude 2 0 2
Rev. 72 0 72
BM 682 80 762
DC 138 33 171
PGP 59 19 78
TOTAL 1841 349 2190

Matt. 2:10
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

Matt. 2:18
In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

Matt. 4:16
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

Matt. 4:25
And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.

Matt. 5:12
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

Matt. 5:19
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Matt. 5:35
Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.

Matt. 6:23
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

Matt. 7:27
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

Matt. 8:1
When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

Matt. 8:10
When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

Matt. 8:18
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.

Matt. 8:24
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

Matt. 8:26
And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

Matt. 12:15
But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

Matt. 13:2
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

Matt. 13:46
Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

Matt. 14:14
And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

Matt. 15:28
Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

Matt. 15:30
And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:

Matt. 15:33
And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

Matt. 19:2
And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

Matt. 19:22
But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

Matt. 20:25
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

Matt. 20:26
But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

Matt. 20:29
And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

Matt. 21:8
And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

Matt. 22:36
Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

Matt. 22:38
This is the first and great commandment.

Matt. 24:21
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

Matt. 24:24
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

Matt. 24:30
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Matt. 24:31
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Matt. 26:47
And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

Matt. 27:60
And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

Matt. 28:2
And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

Matt. 28:8
And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.