Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'small' occurs 159 times in the standard works.

19 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'small' in the standard works and contain 11.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 37:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 16:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 9:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 58:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 25:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 19:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 123:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 80 1 81
NT 17 1 18
BM 50 2 52
DC 11 1 12
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 159 5 164

1 Sam. 9:21
And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?

1 Cor. 6:2
Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

Alma 26:16
Therefore, let us glory, yea, we will glory in the Lord; yea, we will rejoice, for our joy is full; yea, we will praise our God forever. Behold, who can glory too much in the Lord? Yea, who can say too much of his great power, and of his mercy, and of his long-suffering towards the children of men? Behold, I say unto you, I cannot say the smallest part which I feel.

Alma 52:23
And it came to pass that the armies of the Lamanites did march forth against Teancum, supposing by their numbers to overpower Teancum because of the smallness of his numbers. And as Teancum saw the armies of the Lamanites coming out against him he began to retreat down by the seashore, northward.

D&C 19:20
Wherefore, I command you again to repent, lest I humble you with my almighty power; and that you confess your sins, lest you suffer these punishments of which I have spoken, of which in the smallest, yea, even in the least degree you have tasted at the time I withdrew my Spirit.