Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'enter' occurs 238 times in the standard works.

59 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'enter' in the standard works and contain 24.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 26 minutes to read the entire list.

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Deut. 23:1-3 (5 in 3 verses)

Heb. 4:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 12:34-37 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 5:59-60 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 26:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 13:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 8:33 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 31:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 44:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 44:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 11:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 18:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)


Matt. 19:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

 19:23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.

 19:24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.




Luke 18:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

John 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 3:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 63:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 6:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 22:4-23:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 75:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 84 96 180
NT 65 93 158
Matt. 17 8 25
Mark 14 20 34
Luke 17 21 38
John 3 9 12
Acts 2 18 20
Rom. 0 2 2
1 Cor. 0 1 1
1 Thes. 0 1 1
Heb. 9 10 19
James 0 1 1
2 Jn. 0 1 1
Rev. 3 1 4
BM 59 67 126
DC 28 7 35
PGP 2 3 5
TOTAL 238 266 504

Matt. 5:20
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Matt. 6:6
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Matt. 7:13
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

Matt. 7:21
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Matt. 8:5
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

Matt. 8:23
And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.

Matt. 9:1
And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.

Matt. 10:5
These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:

Matt. 10:11
And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.

Matt. 12:4
How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?

Matt. 12:29
Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.

Matt. 12:45
Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

Matt. 13:55
Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

Matt. 15:17
Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

Matt. 18:3
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Matt. 18:8
Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

Matt. 18:9
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

Matt. 19:17
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

Matt. 19:23
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Matt. 19:24
And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Matt. 23:13
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

Matt. 24:38
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

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.

Matt. 26:41
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.