Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'obtain' occurs 117 times in the standard works.

30 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'obtain' in the standard works and contain 25.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 12 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 57:8-12 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 103:32-33 (4 in 2 verses)

Hel. 4:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 39:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 49:22 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 104:69 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 9:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 16:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 11:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 64:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 75:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 131:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 5 8 13
NT 10 23 33
Matt. 1 0 1
Luke 1 0 1
Acts 0 4 4
Rom. 1 3 4
1 Cor. 2 1 3
Eph. 0 1 1
1 Thes. 1 0 1
2 Thes. 0 1 1
1 Tim. 0 2 2
2 Tim. 1 0 1
Heb. 2 8 10
James 1 0 1
1 Pet. 0 2 2
2 Pet. 0 1 1
BM 58 55 113
DC 42 21 63
PGP 2 6 8
TOTAL 117 113 230

Matt. 5:7
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Luke 20:35
But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

Rom. 11:31
Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.

1 Cor. 9:24
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

1 Cor. 9:25
And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

1 Thes. 5:9
For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

2 Tim. 2:10
Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

Heb. 4:16
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Heb. 11:35
Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:

James 4:2
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.