Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'some' occurs 368 times in the standard works.

138 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'some' in the standard works and contain 37.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 47 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 76:100 (9 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:5-8 (8 in 4 verses)

Matt. 13:4-8 (6 in 5 verses)

Mark 4:4-8 (6 in 5 verses)

D&C 46:12-17 (6 in 6 verses)

3 Ne. 6:10-13 (5 in 4 verses)

Eph. 4:11 (4 in 1 verse)


2 Sam. 17:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

 17:9 Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.

 17:10 And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.

 17:11 Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.

 17:12 So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.




1 Cor. 10:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 50:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

Matt. 13:23 (3 in 1 verse)

Mark 4:20 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Tim. 5:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:39-40 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 8:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Tim. 2:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 37:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 16:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 8:22 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 2:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 20:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 12:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 16:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 19:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 23:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 12:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 17:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 19:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 21:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 27:44 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 28:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Philip. 1:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 46:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 53:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 4:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 14:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 9:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:70-71 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 9:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 15:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 8:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 84 31 115
Gen. 7 0 7
Ex. 5 0 5
Lev. 9 10 19
Num. 4 1 5
Deut. 1 0 1
Josh. 2 0 2
Judg. 1 0 1
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 4 1 5
2 Sam. 6 0 6
1 Kgs. 1 1 2
2 Kgs. 7 1 8
1 Chr. 4 0 4
2 Chr. 4 3 7
Ezra 4 0 4
Neh. 11 0 11
Job 1 2 3
Ps. 3 2 5
Prov. 1 2 3
Isa. 0 2 2
Jer. 1 1 2
Ezek. 1 3 4
Dan. 4 0 4
Amos 1 0 1
Obad. 1 0 1
Zech. 0 1 1
Mal. 0 1 1
NT 148 30 178
BM 75 60 135
DC 45 3 48
PGP 16 7 23
TOTAL 368 131 499

2 Sam. 11:17
And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

2 Sam. 11:24
And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

2 Sam. 17:9
Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.

2 Sam. 17:12
So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.