Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'ears' occurs 185 times in the standard works.

49 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'ears' in the standard works and contain 26.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 19 minutes to read the entire list.

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Gen. 41:22-27 (6 in 6 verses)

Gen. 41:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Jer. 36:13-15 (4 in 3 verses)

Jer. 36:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)


Matt. 13:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

 13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.




D&C 128:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 2:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 3:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 6:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 17:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 28:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 36:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 28:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 16:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 32:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 9:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 8:18-9:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Tim. 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 119 531 650
NT 32 72 104
Matt. 8 2 10
Mark 7 3 10
Luke 6 16 22
John 0 3 3
Acts 6 20 26
Rom. 1 2 3
2 Cor. 0 3 3
Gal. 0 4 4
1 Tim. 0 1 1
2 Tim. 2 1 3
Heb. 0 6 6
James 1 1 2
1 Pet. 1 0 1
2 Pet. 0 2 2
Rev. 0 8 8
BM 10 159 169
DC 23 51 74
PGP 1 48 49
TOTAL 185 861 1046

Matt. 2:16
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

Matt. 9:20
And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:

Matt. 11:15
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Matt. 12:1
At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.

Matt. 13:9
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Matt. 13:15
For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Matt. 13:16
But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

Matt. 13:43
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Matt. 28:14
And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.