Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'few' occurs 148 times in the standard works.

22 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'few' in the standard works and contain 14.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 31:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 23:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 35:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 16:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 105:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 6:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 17:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 61:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 43 3 46
NT 22 0 22
Matt. 7 0 7
Mark 2 0 2
Luke 3 0 3
Acts 3 0 3
Eph. 1 0 1
Heb. 2 0 2
1 Pet. 1 0 1
Rev. 3 0 3
BM 58 0 58
DC 23 0 23
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 148 3 151

Matt. 7:14
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Matt. 9:37
Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;

Matt. 15:34
And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

Matt. 20:16
So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

Matt. 22:14
For many are called, but few are chosen.

Matt. 25:21
His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Matt. 25:23
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Mark 6:5
And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

Mark 8:7
And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.

Luke 10:2
Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

Luke 12:48
But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

Luke 13:23
Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,

Acts 17:4
And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

Acts 17:12
Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

Acts 24:4
Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.

Eph. 3:3
How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,

Heb. 12:10
For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

Heb. 13:22
And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.

1 Pet. 3:20
Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

Rev. 2:14
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.

Rev. 2:20
Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

Rev. 3:4
Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.