Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'little' occurs 359 times in the standard works.

107 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'little' in the standard works and contain 29.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 43 minutes to read the entire list.

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Moro. 8:5-14 (10 in 10 verses)

Moro. 8:8-17 (10 in 10 verses)


John 16:16-19 (7 in 4 verses)

 16:16 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.

 16:17 Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?

 16:18 They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.

 16:19 Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?




Matt. 18:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

Isa. 28:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 40:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

Prov. 6:10 (3 in 1 verse)

Prov. 24:33 (3 in 1 verse)

Rev. 10:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 19:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 43:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 23:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 7:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 9:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 40:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 7:47 (2 in 1 verse)

John 13:33 (2 in 1 verse)

James 3:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 28:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 28:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 18:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 3:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:21 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 32:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 19:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 18:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 2:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:50-51 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 8:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 50:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 74:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 159 0 159
NT 83 0 83
Matt. 16 0 16
Mark 8 0 8
Luke 11 0 11
John 14 0 14
Acts 4 0 4
1 Cor. 1 0 1
2 Cor. 3 0 3
Gal. 2 0 2
1 Tim. 2 0 2
Heb. 3 0 3
James 3 0 3
1 Jn. 9 0 9
Rev. 7 0 7
BM 74 0 74
DC 38 1 39
PGP 5 0 5
TOTAL 359 1 360

John 6:7
Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.

John 7:33
Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.

John 12:35
Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

John 13:33
Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.

John 14:19
Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.

John 16:16
A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.

John 16:17
Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?

John 16:18
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.

John 16:19
Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?

John 21:8
And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.