Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'eyes' occurs 650 times in the standard works.

123 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'eyes' in the standard works and contain 18.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 47 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ps. 123:1-2 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

Moses 1:11 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 4:34-35 (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.




Matt. 20:33-34 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 33:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 3:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 24:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 29:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 4:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 41:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 45:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 5:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 3:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 26:24 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 25:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 5:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 6:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 16:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 32:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 34:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 8:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 7:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 8:6 (2 in 1 verse)

John 12:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 28:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 16:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:12 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 11:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:72 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 77:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 16:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:63-64 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 24:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 13:18-14:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 28:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Ruth 2:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 36:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 30:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 1:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 39:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 52:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 10:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 9:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

John 9:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

John 9:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 105:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 426 1 427
NT 75 3 78
Matt. 12 0 12
Mark 6 0 6
Luke 9 0 9
John 18 0 18
Acts 9 0 9
Rom. 3 0 3
Gal. 2 0 2
Eph. 1 1 2
Col. 0 1 1
Heb. 1 0 1
1 Pet. 1 0 1
2 Pet. 1 0 1
1 Jn. 3 0 3
Rev. 9 1 10
BM 89 0 89
DC 42 0 42
PGP 18 0 18
TOTAL 650 4 654

Matt. 9:29
Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.

Matt. 9:30
And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

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. 17:8
And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.

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. 20:33
They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

Matt. 20:34
So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.

Matt. 21:42
Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

Matt. 26:43
And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.