Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'seem' occurs 27 times in the standard works.

4 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'seem' in the standard works and contain 14.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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Jer. 40:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 19:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 17 32 49
NT 5 16 21
Matt. 0 1 1
Luke 0 4 4
Acts 0 4 4
Rom. 0 1 1
1 Cor. 2 2 4
2 Cor. 1 0 1
Gal. 0 3 3
Heb. 1 1 2
James 1 0 1
BM 1 6 7
DC 3 22 25
PGP 1 6 7
TOTAL 27 82 109

Matt. 11:26
Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.

Luke 1:3
It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

Luke 8:18
Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.

Luke 10:21
In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

Luke 24:11
And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.

Acts 15:25
It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

Acts 15:28
For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

Acts 17:18
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.

Acts 25:27
For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.

Rom. 1:27
And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

1 Cor. 3:18
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

1 Cor. 11:16
But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

1 Cor. 12:22
Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:

1 Cor. 13:5
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

2 Cor. 10:9
That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.

Gal. 2:6
But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:

Gal. 2:9
And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

Heb. 4:1
Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

Heb. 12:11
Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

James 1:26
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.