Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'contain' occurs 23 times in the standard works.

2 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'contain' in the standard works and contain 8.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 1 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 5:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 5 3 8
NT 2 4 6
John 1 1 2
Rom. 0 1 1
1 Cor. 1 0 1
Eph. 0 1 1
1 Pet. 0 1 1
BM 12 13 25
DC 4 11 15
PGP 0 1 1
TOTAL 23 32 55

John 2:6
And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

John 21:25
And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.

Rom. 2:14
For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

1 Cor. 7:9
But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

Eph. 2:15
Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

1 Pet. 2:6
Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.